Lyrics to Me Why : [Mary J. Whyyyyyy, Whyyyyyy, [Chorus: Will Smith - while repeats in background] I really wish I could explain it just the world is kinda crazy baby Ain't no pretty way to paint it cry, dry your eyes [Verse Will Smith] September 11th I woke up 7 AM West coast time, french toast and my bacon Takin my awakin, turnin my TV on To my surprise, saw what everybody in the saw Me and my children, images were My son said - daddy there people in that building? A cold sweat, frozen with a lump in my I heard his question, couldn't bring my to say yes to him That at my son's side, he cried And prayed for the ones who died in the Trade His to God, seeds of qualms with God He just, kept on pressin me, know why Then one later our bombs were dropped We them, on CNN, they just won't stop The infrared, images of brutal He said "Daddy now we killin 'em back," right [Chorus] - repeat 2X + (Mary J. ad lib crooning) [Interlude: Mary J. are captured (souls are captured) Dreams are (dreams are stolen) Hearts are (hearts are broken) plaguin he rewardin Hate (hate surrender) exaulted! (Love exaulted!) ELATED! (HOPE ELATED!) Negativity AND.. [Verse Will Smith] Honest to God, why is the always gettin the last word and why, did her uncles have to her and why, did all them cops have to be shootin to And why, did all them have to act so ill? Tell me why did James Byrd Jr. to be touched? Tell my why did Malcolm and Martin depart us Tell me why did the make that little boy shoot And why, is life always denied for loot? me WHY did MANDELA have to live in a cage Why did my brother Sterling have to die at age Tell me why did Denny deserve his fate And why the {*BLEEP*} love, seem to defeat hate? Tell me why is it so hard for all the to eat? Why did 'Pac and Biggie have to fall in the street? Tell me why did Jam Master Jay to go that way? Please, am I supposed to say my kids when they say [Chorus] - 2X as before [Verse Will Smith] Can't explain it baby life is just really I mean if it's wars or the life of a little baby We got more stores they got rice under buddha lazy You live scores and still it be drivin you crazy But for me I try to see the side it be like the goodness be tryin to hide or tryin to flee, but it can't, it's inside Sweetie you be the light for others, make 'em in God