It was a beautiful idea when it started,  It hit so hard, I never thought it through.  Leaving the west side of town,  Way on up riverside rushing down,  That's the freest moment a city girl knew.     I've got the beauty of the moment,  Passed so quickly,  Now the tingle and the chill got me confused.  So as I buckle down, why knuckle you 'round.  Those free moments feel so fare and few.    That's just the way it is  That's just the way it is  An I can't help myself at all  That's just the way it is    I see you crossing the street,  Come and meet me.  Like an image come to mind too long ago.  Well there's a smile across your mouth  Those eyes are looking south.  If I could see them what would they let me know?    That's just the way it is  That's just the way it is  An I can't help myself at all  That's just the way it is    I looked and found them lost and started  I've sown and reeded and plowed the ground once more  I laid my hammer down, wandered this city all around  Ended up on the streets I walked before    That's just the way it is  That's just the way it is  An I can't help myself at all  That's just the way it is    That's just the way it is  That's just the way it is  An I can't help myself at all  That's just the way it is