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Artist: Blue Öyster Cult
Canonical path: /blue-oyster-cult/that-s-how-it-is
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That's How It Is
Read That's How It Is lyrics by Blue Öyster Cult on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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That's How It Is
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Treat me right
Or don't treat me at all
Hang on tight
Or don't hang at all
Out of sight
But not out of heart
Can't be scared of the dark
That's how it is
You take and he'll give
That's how it is
Live and let live
No promises
True believer key?
No compromise
Through the crisis to steer
Speak your heart
Don't love at all
Shouldn't make you fall
That's how it is
You take and he'll give
That's how it is
Live and let live
That's how it is
You take and he'll give
That's how it is
Live and let live
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Blue Öyster Cult performs "That's How It Is", and this lyric page sits inside the Blue Öyster Cult catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to (Don't Fear) The Reaper and After Dark with a short reason for opening each page next.
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