[00:12.380]why, why, why, why, why. why
[00:25.470]i really wish i could explain it baby (why)
[00:28.680]it's just the world is kinda crazy baby (why)
[00:31.340]ain't no pretty way to paint it baby (why),
[00:34.410]don't cry, dry your eyes
[00:36.790]september 11th, i woke up about 7am,
[00:39.400]west coast time, french toast and my
[00:41.460]turkey bacon, taking my time, awakin', turning my tv on
[00:44.730]to my surprise, saw what everybody in the world saw
[00:47.950]me & my children, images were chillin'
[00:50.950]my son said, "daddy were there people in that building?"
[00:53.820]a cold sweat, frozen with a lump in my chest
[00:56.570]i heard his question, couldn't bring my lips to say "yes" to him
[01:00.220]that night at my son's side, he cried & prayed
[01:03.480]for the one's who died in the world trade
[01:06.220]his palms to god, seeds and qualms with god
[01:08.600]he just kept on pressin' me, wanna know why
[01:11.750]then one week later our bombs were dropped
[01:14.789]we seein' them on cnn, they just won't stop
[01:19.500]the infrared images of brutal attack
[01:21.530]he said, "daddy now we killin' em back"; (right, right)
[01:25.370]i really wish i could explain it baby (why)
[01:29.600]it's just the world is kinda crazy baby (why)
[01:32.289]ain't no pretty way to paint it baby (why)
[01:35.140]don't cry, dry your eyes
[01:38.380]i really wish i could explain it baby (why)
[01:41.600]it's just the world is kinda crazy baby (why)
[01:44.440]ain't no pretty way to paint it baby (why)
[01:48.060]don't cry, dry your eyes
[01:50.600]mmmmm, souls are captured
[01:52.840]dreams are stolen
[01:55.870]hearts are broken
[01:58.970]evil blatantly rewarded
[02:01.890]hate surrenders,
[02:04.620]love exalted
[02:07.650]hope elated
[02:10.689]negativity is shorted
[02:13.900]eye is to die
[02:15.190]why is the bomb always getting the last word
[02:17.290]& why did her uncle have to molest her
[02:20.829]& why did all them cops have to be shootin\' to kill
[02:23.730]& why did all them priests have to act so ill
[02:26.770]tell me why did james byrd jr. have to be touched
[02:29.440]tell me why did malcolm & martin depart from us
[02:33.100]tell me why did that sniper make the little boy shoot
[02:35.820]& why does human life always denied for loot
[02:39.100]tell me why did mandela have to live in a cage
[02:41.870]why did my brother sterling have to die at that age
[02:44.950]tell me why did reginald denny deserve his fate
[02:47.890]& why the fk can\'t love seem to defeat hate
[02:50.990]tell me why is it so hard for all the children to eat
[02:54.010]why did pac & biggie smalls have to fall in the street
[02:56.920]tell me why did jam master jay have to go that way
[02:59.980]please what am i supposed to say to my kids when they say 'why?'
[03:04.600]i really wish i could explain it baby (why),
[03:07.700]it's just the world is kinda crazy baby (why),
[03:10.660]ain't no pretty way to paint it baby (why)
[03:13.370]don't cry, dry your eyes
[03:17.400]i really wish i could explain it baby (why)
[03:19.720]it's just the world is kinda crazy baby (why)
[03:23.400]ain't no pretty way to paint it baby (why)
[03:25.970]dont cry, dry your eyes
[03:28.560]can't explain it baby, life is just really crazy
[03:31.350]i mean if it\'s world wars or the life of a little baby
[03:34.720]we got more stores than they got rice under buddha lazy
[03:38.010]you live four scores & still it be driving you crazy
[03:41.450]but for me i try to see the bright side
[03:44.080]sometimes it'd be like the goodness be tryin' to hide
[03:47.090]then try to flee, but it can't it's deep inside
[03:50.190]sweetie, you be the light for the others, make 'em believe in god
[03:52.690]mmmmm, souls are captured
[03:56.200]dreams are stolen
[03:58.840]hearts are broken
[04:02.000]evil blatantly rewarded
[04:04.530]hate surrenders
[04:07.400]love exalted
[04:10.020]hope elated
[04:13.650]negativity is shorted