[ verse 1: grand wizard dj ready red ]

Can you take it? how can I be strong

When I see many things in the world is wrong? 

You know the love in the hearts is a thing of the past

And living like thishow long can we last? 

Some are content to the way things are

Wellnot meyou know the road is far

Take off your blindfolds and start to see clear

Time's windin downand the end is near

Me speaking fact not fictionpay attention

Our world is in a critical condition

Understand prejudice is rumor and lies

And over this evil many people have died

You know what blood's been shed over he-said she-said

I don't let lies fill my head

But you say it's like that and the way it is

Wellthat's my pointthere's no love to give

I say



[ chorus ]

Why

Why do we live this way? 

You know the killin and fightin

Why

Why do we live this way? 

You know the love is gone

Why

Why do we live this way? 

Weak you have to be strong

Why

Why do we live this way? 



[ verse 2: grand wizard dj ready red ]

A family of five tryin to survive

They had 30 days till the welfare arrived

Father was gone and nowhere in sight

And to the little kids it just wasn't right

You know the mother was wise to hide the cries

Taught the kids well bout livin in hell

Took on the problems from day to day

And then at night to the lord she prayed

You know I'm livin in a world that doesn't even care

Too many damn problems for me to bare

Should I be strong or should I be weak? 

Or just ride the problemsgo from week to week

You know I read in the papers just the other day

About a lady who was killedit went this way

Say little mrs. brown who never did a thing

Was shot and killed over a wedding ring

Yeahit really was a shamebut who's to blame? 

Cause it's just another story that the world's insane

You're sayin it's like that and the way it is

But that's my pointthere's no love to give



[ chorus ]



Break it down



(children grow and women produce

And men go workand some go stealin

Everyone's got to make a livin)



[ chorus ]



(why)