The Way It Is Lyrics - Simon Townshend

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