the Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby and the Range

Standing in line, marking time

Waiting for the welfare dime

'Cause they can't buy a job

The man in the silk suit hurries by

As he catches the poor old lady's eyes

Just for fun he says, "Get a job"

That's just the way it is

Some things will never change

That's just the way it is

Ah, but don't you believe them

Said hey, little boy, you can't go where the others go

'Cause you don't look like they do

Said hey, old man, how can you stand to think that way?

And did you really think about it before you made the rules?

He said, son

That's just the way it is

Some things will never change

That's just the way it is

Ah, but don't you believe them, yeah

That's just the way it is

That's just the way it is

Well, they passed a law in '64

To give those who ain't got a little more

But it only goes so far

'Cause the law don't change another's mind

When all it sees at the hiring time

Is the light on the color bar, no

That's just the way it is

Some things will never change

That's just the way it is

That's just the way it is, it is, it is, it is

the Valley Road by Bruce Hornsby & the Range

Sometimes I lead, sometimes I follow

This time I'll go where she wants me to go

She said maybe today, maybe tomorrow

Deep in the woods down the low valley road

While no one was lookin' on the old plantation

He took her all the way down the long valley road

They sent her away not too much later

And left him walking down the old valley road

Walk on

Walk on, walk on alone

Walk on, walk on

Walk on alone, alone

Out in the hall, they were talking in a whisper

Everybody noticed she was gone awhile

Somebody said she's gone to her sister's

Everybody knew what they were talking about

Whoa, while no one was lookin' on the old plantation

He showed her what they do down the long valley road

She came back around like nothing really happened

And left him standing on the old valley road

Walk on

Walk on, walk on alone

Walk on, walk on

Walk on, walk on, on the valley road

Standing like a stone on the old plantation

The rich old man would have never let him in

Good enough to hire, not good enough to marry

When it all happens, nobody wins

Walk on

Walk on, walk on alone

Walk on, walk on

Walk on, walk on alone, alone

Every Little Kiss by Bruce Hornsby and the Range

I love the piano in this song. It's a good song regardless but the piano makes this song for me.

Way out here, working on the docks

Everyone sees the long day through

Well, what would I do without the nights and the phone

And the chance just to talk to you

Whoa, what would I do now

Hey, just to talk to you

A thousand miles away, hey hey

What I wouldn't give for only one night

A little relief in sight

Someday when times weren't so tight

When the day goes down on water town

When the sun sinks low all around

That's when I know I, I need you now

Yes, you're what I miss, every little kiss

Every little one, every little one

Everybody here's a number, not a name

But I guess it's all right with me

As I sit alone, after a long day

In the absence of company

Whoa, I let my mind wander

A thousand miles away hey hey

What I wouldn't give for only one night

A little relief in sight

Someday when times weren't so tight

When the day goes down on water town

When the sun sinks low all around

That's when I know I, I need you now

Yes, you're what I miss, every little kiss

Every little one, every little one

What I wouldn't give for only one night

A little relief in sight

Someday when times weren't so tight

When the day goes down on water town

When the sun sinks low all around

That's when I know I, I need you now

Yes you're what I miss, every little kiss

Every little one, every little one

What I wouldn't give for only one night

A little relief in sight

Someday when times weren't so tight

When the day goes down on water town

When the sun sinks low all around

That's when I know I, I need you now

Yes, you're what I miss, every little kiss

Every little one, every little one

• This is the 503rd song on this blog.
• This is the 2nd song by Bruce Hornsby on this blog.
• This is the 10th song released in 1986 on this blog.
• This is the 63rd song listed in the 80's genre on this blog.

Other Bruce Hornsby hits on this blog.

Nobody There But Me

Nobody There But Me by Bruce Hornsby

I loved this soundtrack and the movie. I used to play it all the time so you'll see a bunch of songs from the soundtrack even though the soundtrack itself isn't on Spotify.

Apparently, the is a cover of a song by Willie Nelson (I didn't know that before today) but he also helped with the original (according to Wikipedia) by playing the piano on it.

Oh I wish I could laugh

When I look way back

To find out who stole all my dreams

Whoa I wish it was easy

To face the fact

There's nobody there but me

Well it's hard not to smile

When I'm back on high ground

I'm wishing someone could see

'Cause when the sun comes up

And my dreams die down

There's nobody there but me

Well it's hard not to smile

When I'm back on high ground

I'm wishing that someone could see

'Cause when the sun comes up

And my dreams die down

There's nobody there but me

Well it feels so good

To be back on dry ground

After drifting so long at sea

'Cause when the rain says run

When it's all said and done

There's nobody there but me

There's nobody there but me

• This is the 288th song on this blog.
• This is the 1st song by Bruce Hornsby and he is the 222nd different artist to appear on this blog.
• This is the 5th song released in 1996 on this blog.
• This is the 30th song listed in the Country genre on this blog.