That's Just The Way It Is Lyrics - ...but Seriously - Phil Collins

All day long he was fighting for you 

And he didn't even know your name 

Young men come and young men go 

But life goes on just the same 

And I don't know why 

Why do we keep holding on 

I don't know why 

Pretending to be, oh, so strong 

Oh, why 

Is there something I don't know 

Or something very wrong with you and me 

Or maybe 

That's the way it is 

That's the way it is 

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They've been waiting for word to come down 

They've been waiting for you night and day 

They won't wait any longer for you 

It may already be too late 

And I don't know why 

Why do we keep holding on 

I don't know why 

Pretending to be, oh, so strong 

Oh why 

Is there something I don't know 

Or something very wrong with you and me 

Or maybe 

That's the way it is 

That's just the way it is 

You see the dying, you feel the pain 

What have you got to say 

If we agree that we can disagree 

We could stop all of this today 

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It's been your life for as long as you can remember 

But you cannot fight no more 

You must want to look your son in the eyes 

When he asks you what you did it for 

'Cause all day long he was fighting for you 

And he didn't even know your name 

Young men come and young men go 

But life goes on just the same 

And I don't know why 

Why do we keep holding on 

I don't know why 

Pretending to be, oh, so strong 

Oh, why 

Is there something no one told me 

Or something very wrong with you and me 

Or maybe 

That's the way it is 

There's nothing I can do 

That's just the way it is, oh 

That's just the way it is 

That's just the way it is 

There's nothing I can do 

That's just the way it is 

That's just the way it is 

That's the way 

That's the way 

That's the way