The Way Things Are

Get rid of the pitcher
Dishing it out, giving the orders
Having the say
Or the catcher
Waiting around to handle
What the other fella sends your way
From now on I'm telling you
My catching days are through

You're the catcher or the pitcher
You're bamboozled or you get richer
You get daunted or you do it
That's the way things are

You're the loser or the winner
You're the diner or you're the dinner
You get screwed up or you screw it
That's the way things are

That's the way things are
And they've always been

If you're on the pool outside
And you're wanting in
You gotta climb higher, always climb
To hell with the rules, get used to the fools
Who have to be stepped on
From time to time

That's the way things are

Life's a cool cash situation
But it pay for no obligation
Never let your heart start bleeding
Or your conscience squeal
You know you're succeeding
When you're called up high to the hill

I'm a pitcher
From now on I'm pitching
I've caught on to the way things are