Well, I guess it ain't no secret We can see it all Some people they got nothing Except their backs against the wall (It's a shame, it's a shame) Trouble everywhere (Shame, shame) They ain't even got clean water Because we never share That's the way it is (That's just the way it is) Yes, that's just the way it is (It's a shame, it's a shame) That's just the way it is Now it's the same same old story Now we got more than we need It's a shame, yes it's a shame When others just got poverty You know this can't go on now This can't go on like this no more 'Cause we're going down down down down down Going down Down down down down down (That's the way it is) (That's just the way it is) (That's just the way it is) (It's a shame, it's a shame) (That's just the way it is) (That's just the way it is) (It's a shame, it's a shame) (That's just the way it is)