That's The Way
Æë°ØÁÖ·ÉͧLed Zeppelin Lyrics

I don't know how I'm gonna tell you
I am uncertain about expressing my thoughts to you

I can't play with you no more
I cannot engage with you further

I don't know how I'm gonna do what mama told me
I am unsure how to fulfill my mother's wishes

My friend the boy next door
My acquaintance who lives beside me

I can't believe what people are saying
I am skeptical about rumors that are circulating

You're gonna let your hair hang down
You will relax and let yourself go

I'm satisfied to sit here working all day long
I am content to remain at my occupation for an extended period

You're in the darker side of town
You are in the less desirable area of the city

And when I'm out I see you walking
When I am outside, I observe you walking

Why don't your eyes see me
Why are you not acknowledging my existence

Could it be you've found another game to play
Perhaps you have discovered a new endeavor to pursue

What did mama say to me
What was my mother's advice to me

That's the way
This is the ideal course of action

Oh, that's the way it ought to be
This is precisely how things should be

Mama say that's the way it ought to stay, yeah, yeah oh oh
My mother affirmed that this is the way it should remain

And yesterday I saw you standing by the river
I observed you standing by the river yesterday

And weren't those tears that filled your eyes
Did tears not brim over in your eyes

And all the fish that lay in dirty water dying
The fish perishing in polluted water

Had they got you hypnotized?
Were you entranced or spellbound by the sight

And yesterday I saw you kissing tiny flowers
Yesterday you were kissing diminutive blossoms

But all that lives is born to die
Everything that exists will eventually pass away

And so I say to you that nothing really matters
I contend that nothing holds much significance

And all you do is stand and cry
All you do is stay motionless while weeping

I don't know what to say about it
I am unsure how to respond to the circumstance

When all your ears have turned away
When everyone has turned a deaf ear to you

But now's the time to look and look again at what you see
But presently is the moment to perceive with renewed scrutiny

Is that the way it ought to stay?
Is this the most desirable way for things to remain

Oh don't you know now
Say, don't you understand currently

Mama said, mama said, that's the way it's gonna stay, yeah, oh oh
My mother stated specifically that this is how things will persist