That’s the Way It’s Gonna Be

[Intro]
Okay, I wanna do these two songs here, um, that
From melodies that, uh, Bob Gibson gave me
The first one's non-topical
I guess it's called, uh, uh, what's it called?
"That's The Way It's Gonna Be"
It's the same, um—
This is the original melody that he gave me that I took Medgar Evers off of
This, adopted off this melody, off the break in it

[Verse 1]
If you say all the good times are gone
If you say this rain will keep rainin' on
I'll walk along with my head held high
I'll find a song and I'll sing it to the sky
I may be wrong but I'll live 'til I die
That's the way it's gonna be
Wait and see

[Verse 2]
Even though you say hard times knock at my door
Though you say I'll never smile any more
I just imagine that I'm ten feet tall
Then if I try I can climb the highest wall
It doesn't matter if I slip down and fall
That's the way it's gonna be
Wait and see

[Verse 3]
Even though you say reached the end of my row
Though you say my times are all running low
It's been so long since I tried to frown
That Old Man Trouble will never get me down
It's all that easy when you know where you're bound
That's the way it's gonna be
Wait and see
Just you wait and see

[Verse 4]
Even though you say
(Mistake there - Even though you're saying)
All the good times are gone
Though you say this rain will keep rainin' on
I'll walk along with my head held high
I'll find that song and I'll sing it to the sky
I may be wrong but I'll live 'til I die
That's the way it's gonna be
Wait and see
Just you wait and see