Intro)
all that i can give man
is this pain that i've been livin
(the remix the remix)
why they got me in the system
why? why they gotta do me like dat
(styles p)
why is garbage music sellin alot
whys da music industry's state of mind real far from hiphop
why vocal puff a few in black
why build more jails less schools cuz we unda attack
why keep da 4 pound on da air
da revolution will not be televised 2 kids around here
why keep my right fist in da sky
i let em know dat we gun make it dont plan a demise
why u gotta teach dem kids on ur own
cuz wen u get in da zone dey bringin u in u both get cloned
whyy i still gotta pray 2 da lord
cuz hiphop reached da new world order and dey playin dis hard
why rappers gettin protection
why da country aint flip wen dey jerked da votes da last election
why i die 4 all my beliefs
i got a look at my kids i rather smile den cry wen dey sleep
that's why
(chorus-anthony hamilton)
why i gotta struggle man
man why r all da brothers locked behind bars
nd we drained up in da system
blow dey brains n im battlin my pistol
(common)
why they say i changed for a grl
why u worried bout my clothes if my flows gun change da world
why u wait till u 30 to try 2 be hard
why i gotta hide religion if i believin in god
why is bush actin like he tryin 2 get osama
why dont we impeach him and elect obama
why is rick james remembered 4 classic hits
why dont we remember rick 4 smackin a bitch
why did ricky williams retire they mad in miami
why did justin sell janet out and go 2 da grammys
why u kill on every song its a right 2 scream
and if u holdin ur throne y we argue who is da king
why sold em 4 da gangsta y sold em 4 blues
why dey hype brittney up dey kno she kant sing
im whippin da chain of black american dreams
why i kno dat in my heart it remains unseen
why?
(chorus)
(nas)
like it or not blood of a pimp
why is da question wat is da answer
that god has suggested heres an example
why we bail our own airlines states and highways
why did africa do sum trades wit zimbabwe
why did malcoms mission die wit da man
why aint we pick it up where he left it n carries out his plan
why da merger try 2 exclude l.a. reid
bought the usher n outkast top sellin cds
why do half america got aids
why dem skools care more bout ur sons braids more den his grades
why dey hate our why tshirts n hats turned backwards
and why is jesus christ neva played by black actors
and why dey aint an mc dat could touch me or budge me
and why is nas da best thing in rap since chuck d
and why this record aint sell 5 mill yet
jadas as real as it gets
put my money where my mouth is
and do sunthin bout this
(chorus)
(jadakiss)
yeah,yo, by thugs im surrounded
tell me why da money motivates me but the love keeps me rounded
why my cases aint get thrown out
and why team usa keep gettin blown out
now why da democratic party aint getting with me
why they still hanging black bodies in mississippi
yea why did governor mcgreevey get caught wit a lease
and why they take away shynes phone calls and visits
yea why i been hiding for 7 years
why the new m5 come with 7 gears
please tell me why u keep makin that trash
why they reinstated the draft
why is there so much hate when you laugh
why sell records n keep working
why we on stage wit da dread in the feet workin
this real why, why when a loved 1 die u miss them
why it tough for me to make why for ya'll to listen
(chorus)