Rancid - That's Just the Way It Is Now lyrics

Car lights flash my eyes Blinded, hypnotized Lord knows I'm living and I'm never coming back Now one generation dies, next one wins the prize And that's the big surprise There's demise in all of their lies It's never too late to realize That's just the way things are That's just the way it is now (x2) I walk through the cemetery, it's all empty Now I put a rose on the grave of a fallen hero And I look out into the wild All I see is emptiness, so much loneliness I just want forgiveness That's just the way things are That's just the way it is now (x2) When dreams fade away, it won't be long End up singing the same old song What went right, what went wrong Bad times here, good times gone First rule - they always sell Second rule - never tell Third rule - straight to hell White collar criminals living in jail It's all that they gave Sold your soul to get paid But you end up in an early grave Your own neck, you can't save It's a letter that you can't send It's a wound that will never mend Pain level peaks at ten Some stand out, some stand in That's just the way things are That's just the way it is now (x2)