Will Smith, Mary J. Blige - Tell Me Why lyrics

Whyyyyyy, whyyyyyy whyyyyyy, whyyyyyy

I really wish I could explain it baby
It's just the world is kinda crazy baby
Ain't no pretty way to paint it baby
Don't cry, dry your eyes

September 11th I woke up about 7 AM
West coast time
French toast and my turkey bacon
Takin my time awakin, turnin my TV on
To my surprise
Saw what everybody in the world saw
Me and my children, images were chillin
My son said - daddy were
There people in that building?
A cold sweat, frozen with a lump in my chest
I heard his question
Couldn't bring my lips to say yes to him
That night at my son's side, he cried
And prayed for the ones who
Died in the World Trade
His palms to God, seeds of qualms with God
He just, kept on pressin me, wanna know why
Then one week later our bombs were dropped
We seein them, on CNN, they just won't stop
The infrared, images of brutal attack
He said "Daddy now we killin 'em back
" right right

I really wish I could explain it baby
It's just the world is kinda crazy baby
Ain't no pretty way to paint it baby
Don't cry, dry your eyes
I really wish I could explain it baby
It's just the world is kinda crazy baby
Ain't no pretty way to paint it baby
Don't cry, dry your eyes

Souls are captured (souls are captured)
Dreams are stolen (dreams are stolen)
Hearts are broken (hearts are broken)
Evil plaguin he rewardin
Hate surrender (hate surrender)
Love exaulted! (Love exaulted)
Hope elated! (hope elated)
Negativity DESTROYED AND

Honest to God
Why is the bomb always gettin the last word
And why, did her uncles have to molest her
And why
Did all them cops have to be shootin to kill?
And why
Did all them priests have to act so ill?
Tell me why did James Byrd
Jr have to be touched?
Tell my why did Malcolm and
Martin depart from us
Tell me why did the sniper
Make that little boy shoot and why
Is human life always denied for loot?
Tell me why did Mandela have
To live in a cage?
Why did my brother Sterling have
To die at that age? Tell me why did Reginald
Denny deserve his fate?
And why the can't love seem to defeat hate?
Tell me why is it so hard
For all the children to eat?
Why did 'Pac and Biggie Smalls have
To fall in the street?
Tell me why did Jam Master Jay
Have to go that way?
Please, what am I supposed to say
My kids when they say

I really wish I could explain it baby
It's just the world is kinda crazy baby
Ain't no pretty way to paint it baby
Don't cry, dry your eyes
I really wish I could explain it baby
It's just the world is kinda crazy baby
Ain't no pretty way to paint it baby
Don't cry, dry your eyes

Can't explain it baby life
Is just really crazy
I mean if it's world wars or
The life of a little baby
We got more stores than they
Got rice under buddha lazy
You live four scores and still
It be drivin you crazy
But for me I try to see the bright side
Sometimes it be like the goodness
Be tryin to hide
Or tryin to flee, but it can't
It's deep inside
Sweetie you be the light for others
Make 'em believe in God