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Intro

I don't bother with many things,

 I don't feel strongly about issues.

 And I don't notice when people kind of walk on me,

 'Cause I don't pay too much attention.

 I'm just like my father was,

 Dad, he's like his father was,

Mom, she's like her mother was,

That's the way it is.

 Everything's always coming around again,

just like music is, like fashion.

I don't know what my generation is,

What have we created for our children?

We've just made a lot of smog and names for dogs,

 We shouldn't be proud to pass along.

 I'm just like my father was,

 Dad, he's like his father was,

Mom, she's like her mother was,

That's the way it is.

 You'd think that we'd learn from all our past generation's art,

 But kids just like to play the part.

 No, kids don't care about their father's art, their father's art.

 But we're all kind of like our fathers were,

Dad, he's like his father was,

Mom, she's like her mother was,

That's the way it is.

Oooh, that's the way it is.