guns don't kill, people do.
Why is the bomb always gettin' the last word
And why did her uncle have to molest her
And why did all them cops have to be shootin' to kill
And why did all them priests have to act so ill
Tell me why did James Byrd Jr. have to be touched
Tell me why did Malcolm and Martin depart from us
Tell me why did that sniper make the little boy shoot
And why does human life always denied for loot
Tell me why did Mandela have to live in a cage
Why did my brother, Sterling, have to die at that age
Tell me why did Reginald Denny deserve his fate
And why the f*ck can't love seem to defeat hate
Tell me why is it so hard for all the children to eat
Why did Pac and Biggie Smalls have to fall in the street
Tell me why did Jam Master J have to go that way
Please, what am I supposed to say to my kids when they say "Why?"
I really wish I could explain it, baby
It's just the world is kinda crazy, baby
Ain't no pretty way to paint it, baby
Don't cry, dry your eyes
Souls are captured
Dreams are stolen, hearts are broken
Evil blatantly rewarded
Hate surrenders, love exalted
Hope elated, negativity is shorted
Tell me why..