Hungry man got to eat Ah, the working man got to get off his feet Oooh, the lazy man got to stay in bed Ah, the hazy man got to straighten out his head Work it out Work it out Got to be ... the way it is Got to be the way it is Got to be the way it is, yeah Oh, got to be the way it is The middle man got to get his cut, oh Ah that quiet man got to keep his mouth shut, yeah Oh that old lyin' man you know he got to out and tell a lie Ah the man with the jones, you know he got to get himself high Uh-huh Work it out Work it out Got to be ... the way it is
Whoa, got to be the way it is You got to work it out Work it out yeah Oh work it out Ah, got to be the way it is Mmm-hmm-mmm, yeah, yeah, mmm, etc, .... You got a thing You always talkin' about Don't need to tell it anymore Just get up and work it out But if you ain't hung up on nothin', oh You know what you got to do Ah, you got to get up on your feet And work out your own boogaloo, yeah Uh-huh Work it out Work it out Got to be .... You got to work it out Got to be ... The way it is Got to be ... The way it is # fade out