Why do our young men are gettin killied
or gettin sent to jail
Why do I hear gun shots and cries
echoing through the streets
Why do lil boys carry guns through
the streets that they call home
Just to feel safe and protected
Why do the young men worring bout
gettin some ass
Instead, of worring about their grades in class
Why do the young men sell poison
to the people in our community
they said to help build the community up
But, in reality they torning us down
Why are we standing on the sidelines
just watchinc our young men fellin down
in that endless pit of failure
Instead, of taking action toward our
young men to get them to climb
those stairs of success
