In my dream, children sing A song of love for every boy and girl The sky is blue and fields are green And laughter is the language of the world Then I wake and all I see Is a world full of people in need Tell me why does it have to be like this? Tell me why is there something I have missed? Tell me why 'cause I don't understand When so many need somebody We don't give a helping hand Tell me why? ♪ Everyday I ask myself What will I have to do to be a man? Do I have to stand and fight To prove to everybody who I am? Is that what my life is for To waste in a world full of war? Tell me why does it have to be like this? Tell me why is there something I have missed? Tell me why 'cause I don't understand When so many need somebody We don't give a helping hand Tell me why? Tell me why? Tell me why? Just tell me why? Just tell me why? Why, why if we're all the same Why, why do we pass the blame? Why, why does it never end? Can some one tell us why? (Just tell me why) Why, why if we're all the same Why, why do we pass the blame? Why, why does it never end? Can some one tell us why we cannot just be friends? Why, why if we're all the same Why, why do we pass the blame? Why, why does it never end? Can some one tell us why we still don't understand? Why, why