| Song Length |
3:16 |
Genre |
Country - Contemporary, Folk - Rock |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Subject |
Justice |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
THE WAY THE WORLD WORKS
VS1
Ridin' with my daddy, when I was maybe five,
Saw a beggar on the corner, with a cardboard sign.
Daddy, is it Jesus? He looks half dead.
Can we take him home for supper? Daddy shook his head.
CH
And he said, son it isn't fair, and people ought to care,
But that's not the way the world works,
Not the way the world works.
That's what Daddy said, but I believe instead,
That's not the way the world works yet.
Oh-oh, not the way the world works yet.
VS2
Marchin' in Atlanta, when I was seventeen,
A generation after they murdered Dr. King.
Faithless disciples, corrupted to the core,
Were stealin' all the money intended for the poor.
CH
And they said, no it isn't fair, and people ought to care,
But that's not the way the world works,
Not the way the world works.
For them the dream was dead, but I believe instead,
That's not the way the world works yet.
BR
Just wait until you're older, boy, then you'll see,
Go on about your business, back off and let it be.
Oh but givin' up ain't good enough for me, no, no.
VS3
Now I'm a little older, and I watch TV,
See American soldiers die to keep the peace.
Hippies from the sixties, still fighting Vietnam,
Say let 'em kill each other, they ain't my fellow man.
CH
And I know it isn't fair, and people ought to care,
But that's not the way the world works,
Not the way the world works.
I'll dream until I'm dead, 'cause I believe instead,
That's not the way the world works yet, no, no,
Not the way the world works yet,
Oh, that's not the way the world works yet.