Tell Me Why

Tell me why, I wake up lonely every morning Why my day ends up being boring Why my dreams are always stalling Why I can’t respond to my calling Tell me why, do not lie Tell me why, I have a bed but I can’t sleep I work to live but meals I skip I have no laughs and I always weep I have a heart, but love I can’t keep Tell me why, don’t be shy Tell me why, I always struggle to make ends meet Why I have to bend backwards just to eat Why my heart is always skipping a beat Why I am a faceless person in the street Tell me why, don’t be sly Tell me why, The hearts of some men are cold Why the cold men possess all the gold Keeping it with them till its full of mold While children die of lack before they are old Tell me why, before i cry Tell me why, The world should be as it is No justice and no lasting peace Just bills to pay and other fees Why the suffering seems not to cease Tell why, before I say goodbye Tell me why, The here and now should have no laughter Why the pastor is always talking of the here-after Where some will dwell blissfully with the master While others will face hell’s ultimate disaster Tell me why, before I die