That S The Way I Like It lyrics

I don`t know how I`m gonna tell you
I can`t play with you no more,
I don`t know how I`m gonna do what mama told me,
My friend, the boy next door.
I can`t believe what people saying
You`re gonna let your hair hang down,
I`m satisfied to sit here working all day long,
You`re in the darker side of town.
And when I`m out I see you walking,
Why don`t your eyes see me,
Could it be you`ve found another game to play,
What did mama say to me.
*That`s The Way,
Oh, That`s The Way it ought to be,
Yeah, yeah, mama say
That`s The Way it ought to stay.
And yesterday I saw you standing by the river,
And weren`t those tears that filled your eyes,
And all the fish that lay in dirty water dying,
Had they got you hypnotized?
And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers,
But all that lives is born to die.
And so I say to you that nothing really matters,
And all you do is stand and cry.
I don`t know what to say about it,
When all you ears have turned away,
But now`s the time to look and look again at what you see,
Is that the way it ought to stay?
That`s the way
That`s the way it oughtta be
Oh don`t you know now
Mama said.. that`s the way it`s gonna stay, yeah.