Well don't blame me   Cause it's not my world   I didn't make the mess you got,      You get what ya give   You give what ya get   And sometimes it's not a lot,      From Boston to New York   LA and Tokyo   People all the same to me,   They all need to stop   Take a look at themselves   And find more than misery,   Yeah! (Go)      That's the way   The way it is,   That's the way,   The way that we live      Don't back down   Don't ever give in, now   That's the way that it is,      Now take it or leave it (Hey)   Change it or beat it(Hey)   I know just where it's at,      You can run, you can hide   But you never realize   You're living just like a rat,      The cops and the killers   Some saints and some sinners   People that you'll never know,      They oughta make a story   For death or for glory   Sometimes you gotta go,   (Got ta go!)   (Go)      That's the way   The way it is,   That's the way   The way that we live      Don't back down   Don't ever give in, now   Thats the way that it is      That's the way   The way it is,   That's the way   The way that we live,      Don't back down   Don't ever give in, now   That's the way that it is      (Come on, damn!)   Check this out,   You knowing those streets   Like the back of your hand   But still there ain't a person   That could ever understand   The more that you look   The less that you've found   People everywhere but no one's around   (C'mon)      That's the way   The way it is,   That's the way   The way that we live,      Don't back down   Don't ever give in, now   That's the way that it is      That's the way   The way it is,   That's the way   The way that we live      Don't back down   Don't ever give in   That's the way that it is      (Al-al-alright!)      That's the way,   That's the way   Don't ever give in, now      That's the way,   That's the way   Don't ever give in, now      That's the way   Don't back down   That's the way   Don't ever give in, now