Phil Ochs — That’s the Way It’s Gonna Be

[Intro] Okay, I wanna do these two songs here 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, 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 say) 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