Question: who wrote the way it is by bruce hornsby

title: The Way It Is (song)
text: `` The Way It Is '' is a song by American rock group Bruce Hornsby and the Range . It was released in August 1986 as the second single from their debut album The Way It Is . It topped the charts in the United States , Canada and the Netherlands in 1986 , and peaked inside the top twenty in such countries as Ireland , Switzerland and the United Kingdom . Written by Bruce Hornsby , it made explicit reference to the Civil Rights Movement . Musically , the song is characterized by two long piano solos . 

Answer: answer: The song "The Way It Is" is written by Bruce Hornsby, making explicit reference to the Civil Rights Movement.
answer: The song "The Way It Is" was written by Bruce Hornsby.