That's just the way it is
All day long he was fighting for youAnd he didn't even know your nameYoung men come and young men goBut life goes on just the same
And I don't know whyWhy do we keep holding onI don't know whyPretending to be oh so strongOh whyIs there something I don't knowOr something very wrong, with you and meor maybe
That's the way it is, there's nothing I can do,That's just the way it is.
They've been waiting for word to come downThey've been waiting for you night and dayThey won't wait any longer for youIt may already be too late
And I don't know why...
You see the dying, you feel the painWhat have you got to sayIf we agree that we can disagreeWe could stop all of this today
It's been your life for as long as you can rememberBut you cannot fight no moreYou must want to look your son in the eyesWhen he asks you what you did it for
'Cos all day long he was fighting for youAnd he didn't even know your nameYoung men come and young men goBut life goes on just the same
I don't know why...