[Verse 1: Keke Palmer]

I don't even know who I'm looking at

I don't even know who I'm mad at

Starring in the mirror saying sorry girl

I can't even help it that you feeling that

Stay asking question why it ain't fair

Why in private school they made fun of my hair?

Tryna find freedom yet I'm still here

In the same hurt place man I just wanna yell

Ask my momma what she think about hell

It's a mindset girl what you can't tell

How I find my way out these feelings

God I know you hear my heart bleeding, relieve me

Authenticity is how they raised me

But in a fake world man I feel like it's failed me

And I ain't tryna pity myself but I'm human

And this is what it is until death

You sad, you happy, at times depressed

But when you real with how you feel

Even though this ain't real

You learning you is learning God

And that's how you heal forreal

[Chorus: Keke Palmer & Jane Handcock]

That's just the way it is (oh oh)

That's just the way it is (the way it is, oh oh)

Nothing ever stays the same (oh go, oh go)

That's just the way it is (oh)

Aw yeah

[Verse 2: Keke Palmer]

Better late than never that's what mama said

Shooting star in the sky don't need no-wishing well

Effortlessly extra straight from the chi Mudville

Stay reppin' till the day I die

I promised as a young girl I wouldn't change

Let life knock me down

Get back up not be the same

Who are you to me but a reflection to see

I'm stronger than you, I'm stronger than me

Pure soul, good heart, Yea she know thyself

Only human, not perfect but I try my best

Bridges got burned some went down in flames

Some went slowly so I numbed the pain

I been scared to be alone, Ima take my blame

But I keep going steadying the place

Better than I was today cause of yesterday

Head held high like my daddy say

Letting go cause the pain can't make me

Some one I Ain't post to be

Good beats evil that's what I believe

23 years young black faithful queen!

[Chorus: Jane Handcock & Keke Palmer]

That's the way

That's just the way it is (huh)

Nothing ever stays the same (oh go, oh go, no, no)

That's just the way it is (oh)

Aw yeah (oh no no)

That's just the way it is

Nothing ever stays the same (oh no, nah don't be like that)

That's just the way it is (everything is)

Aw yeah

[Bridge: Keke Palmer, (Jane Handcock)]

Most of the times (everything is everything)

It's easy to stick to what we know (what difference would it be?)

Even if it ain't really working for us anymore

I definitely fall victim to that

But one thing I realized (change comes divisioly)

Just know one thing

God will never forsake you

What you don't understand is already written

All you gotta do is have faith

That It'll all work out (change comes divisioly)

And eventually it will, that part

[Chorus: Jane Handcock]

That's just the way it is

Nothing ever stays the same

That's just the way it is

Aw yeah

[Outro: Keke Palmer]

That part