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
I can see the pain that lay with in your eyes
The pain of a broken heart and those famous toars of sorrow
Cover your face with the mask of confuse and depression
Feelin the betrayal of the man you love
You thought that he was different and never hurt you like
your last man did
Then, the next thing you know
He's talkin to a other girl
He holdin her, like he use to hold you
He kisses her, like he use to kiss you
He whisper those sweet words to her,
like he use to whisper to you
Now, you feel abandoned by the man that
told you "I love you."
Righ now, you thinkin to yourself
If I would of let him fuck and maybe
we would still be together
You can do that, but there is no guarantee
that he'll stay
Cause that man right there ain't worth your tears
