Why do so many people live in poverty?
Why is it that those same people never win the lottery?
Why do we get charged with receiving stolen property
And the cops don't even know we did it -- they just say, probably?
Why does life have so many questions?
Why do ten-year-old kids pack Smith and Wessons?
Why is there so much violence in this world?
Why do the men always hate the girls?
Why do people say they're down, but they're not?
Why do we lose our truest homies to gunshots?
Why is our society so twisted?
Why are people on America's Most Wanted's hit list?
Why, when we're arrested, we don't learn our lesson?
Why is it that our moms are always stressin'?
Why do we disregard the law?
She broke your heart, so you broke her jaw?
Why are people fake? Why can't they be real?
Why do people think they're hard, with a nine millie-mill?
Why do people have to be homeless?
Everybody deserves a home, and everybody knows this
Why can't everyone live in peace?
Why are we locked up? We were doing better on the streets
Why are people born crack babies?
Because their mothers wouldn't stop. Damn, that's shady
Why do such beautiful women sell their bodies?
Why do we kill people for a hobby?
Why do such kind-hearted people always have to die?
Why can't we be honest? Why do we always have to lie?
Why do so little people in this world care?
Why, when we need somebody, they're never there?
Why is this world filled with so much drama?
Why do people get so desperate that they steal from their mama?
Why is my only communication through a letter?
Why, when we get in trouble, do we blame it on peer pressure?
Why won't my nightmares ever end?
Why are there so many backstabbers sayin' they're my friend?
Why have I lost so many members of my family?
Why are the homies from my block the only ones who understand me?
Why is it so hard to stop gangbangin'?
Why do we see homies die, with their brains hangin'?
What are there so many laws for?
Why aren't we old enough to drink,
but we're old enough to go to war?
Why do we live behind doors that are locked?
Why does 50 Cent think he's better than Tupac?
Why can we only get jobs with minimum wages?
Why do we go through so much shhh at such early ages?
Why do so many people commit suicide?
You're better than that; just take a look inside
Why is my sentence gettin' maxed out?
Right now I feel like drinkin' forties 'til I pass out
Why do guys get girls and rape 'em?
I wanna blast their asses, that's how much I hate them
Why do we all have to shed tears?
Why am I still cryin' after all these years?
Why can't we turn back the time?
Why is my only talent the ability to rhyme?
Why do people jock my raps?
Why do people judge others by experience with glocks and gats?
Why do people think I'm heartless?
I just handle my business; I don't even start shhh
Why do we represent our blocks to the fullest?
Why do innocent people die from hollow-tip bullets?
Why are kids twelve years old when they start havin' sex
And then they get pregnant, shhh, haven't you ever heard of Durex?
Why do we all have to sin?
Why do people think they're hard 'cause they carve numbers on their skin?
Why does my life revolve around a color?
Why can't we just show love for one another?
Why do people fiend for drugs?
Why is this world filled with so many wannabe thugs?
Why do I always feel like I'm gonna snap?
Why can't people understand that I suck when I rap?
Why are we all so impulsive?
Why can't people think before they make those bad choices?
Why can't kids just stay in school?
Why do they hit the streets and start actin' a fool?
Why is the only way to get paid is to sell rocks?
Why are we always runnin' away from the cops?
Why has my freedom never lasted?
Why did my best friend have to get blasted?
Why does everything that happens in this world happen?
Why are we constantly strappin'?
Why can't we give each other help?
Why are we dealt the cards we are dealt?
Why doesn't God show us mercy?
Why is the DA always doin' us dirty?
Why do we have to feel pain?
Why are fake fools playin' the game?
Why don't we all just get it together
And put the guns down and treat ourselves better?
Let's all get outta incarceration
And be cool and get off probation
Graduate school and go to college
Fill ourselves up with legitimate knowledge
Why do we have to be troublemakers?
Why do the haters label me an instigator?
Why are we all cursed with demons
That lock us in chairs and enjoy hearin' us screamin'?
Why is my girl so depressed?
Why can't she understand that I meant no disrespect?
Why are we always wrong?
The system is never right, either, so we should all just get along
Why do we throw our lives away?
Why don't we all just sit back and wait for a brighter day?
Why can't I ever show love?
Why does everyone know who I am
'cause they heard that I'm a thug?
Why do the cops harass me?
Why is it that whenever one holds a gun, they get trigger-happy?
Why does everyone know my name?
I never heard of you, so get the hell outta my game
Why do I have so many enemies?
Why do wannabes walk around with secret identities?
Why did I get so deep?
Why can't I wait for the day where I reach eternal sleep?
Why does my head feel like it's explodin'?
Why do I have a mother who's constantly overdosin'?
Why am I livin'? What's the use?
Why didn't I die when I got shot with that duce-duce?
When will my mom grow up?
She says she'll come to visit me, but she never shows up
Why do we always expect the worst?
Why do dope fiends always put drugs first?
Why does Jay-Z think he's hard
Especially when Jay-Z is nothin' but a mark?
Why can't I have a record deal?
I might not be that good, but at least I keep it real
Why are we jealous of the multi-millionaires?
Why do we show our emotions, when no one really cares?
Why don't I know if I'm goin' to heaven?
Why have I caused so much pain that I'm not regrettin'?
Why can't we all just take responsibility?
Why is death always a possibility?
Why is the world the way it is?
We all need to get it together
if we don' want to have a bad influence on our kids
Everybody out there, keep it real. Think about a legitimate life, 'cause you only get so many chances. Keep yo' heads up and stay strong. And if you read this, learn from it!
