The Way It Is - Zero Down

My father told me: son, it’s OK to have ideals

But beliefs against your government well that won’t pay your bills

You can raise your fists and publicly resist

But in the end corruption still exists

And no protest song will ever change the world

When everybody does exactly as they’re told

In the end every man works for what is his

You can fight the world, but that’s just how it is

Your words are not meaningless to me

I feel their honesty but it’s my life that I gotta figure out for me

It’s what I’ve always done, not what I have become

And I know the consequences that will come

And if I never reach the world or speak to people’s souls

It’s a passion that will not die as I grow old

It’s what I choose to do, it may not work for you

But to myself I know I must be true

And no protest song will ever change the world

When everybody does exactly as they’re told

In the end every man works for what is his

You can fight the world, but that’s just how it is

I am not ashamed to stand right where I’ve stood

My beliefs they are unchanged because I believe they should

And I’ll measure my success one word at a time

If the truth is spoken will I stand the test of time