Simon Townshend - The Way It Is Lyrics

The way I'm feeling now I don't know how I will survive

Like this, but that's the way it is

It's not what you want it's what you've got

You can't hang on to love, best admit

That's the way it is,

It's the way it is, not the way it could be

The way it was, or the way it should be

The things you miss, your lover's kiss

A voice you never could resist

You hear it echo in the mist saying, that's the way it is

Oh, the feelings gone, so what went wrong

Don't search for reason why

'Cause that's that

That's just where it's at

Like it or not, it's what is what and there's no turning back

Get this, that's just the way it is

It's the way it is not the way it could be,

The way it is was or the way it should be

The things you miss your lover's kiss a voice you never could resist

You hear it echo in the mist, saying that's the way it is

Soaking up the rain to wash away the pain

Can somebody explain why it's driving me insane

I'm soaking up the sun for I'm not the only one

That's been burned by love,

Oh, the days are long and the nights are young

You must come to terms

Don't be afraid cause that's the state of play

You can only have what you can have so give up on the ghost

That once was, there maybe no 'because'

Just the way it is not the way it could

The way it was, or the way it should be

The things you miss, your lover's kiss, a voice you never could resist

Punching air with your clenched fist will not change this

'Cause that's the way it is,

Get this, that's just the way it is