Take everything you have in front of you Make every movement, do it 'til ya do You will not be happy for long if you're working And what would be the point if you didn't deserve it? ♪ Eight long months later I feel better I try to decompress all the things that tend to mess me up They always mess me up And you were never conscious of all the good that surrounds you Wake up to the rhythm of the city and I try to remember Even my brothers have some trouble with each other Sometimes, things fell apart It's the way that things are It's the way that it is ♪ Still, and I might, you have to suffer You were never an example of someone who was givin' up You're never givin' up And you had all the options, you probably needed someone around you ♪ Even when you split me up, groovin' to the sound of the laughter And if I listen to it closely, I can still hear all the love in his heart Every time I take a look at the skyline, it makes me feel better 'Cause I just miss you down here where the other people try to move on Now you're a star It's the way that things are It's the way that it is Drivin' that car