(Intro)



                      All that I can give man



                      Is this pain that I've been livin



                      (The remix the remix)



                      Why they got me in the system



                    Why? Why they gotta do me like dat

                    (Styles P)



                      Why is garbage music sellin alot



                      whys da music industry's state of mind reel far frum hiphop



                      why vocal puff a few in black



                      why build more jails less schools cz we unda attack



                      why keep da 4 pound on da air



                      da revolution will not be televised 2 kids around here



                      why keep mah ryt fist in da sky



                      i let em know dat we gun make it dont plan a demise



                      why u gotta teach dem kids on ur own



                      cz wen u get in da zone dey bringin u in u both get cloned



                      whyy i still gotta pray 2 da lord



                      cz hiphop reached da new world order n dey playin dis hard



                      why rappers gettin protection



                      why da country aint flip wen dey jerked da votes da last election



                      why i die 4 all my beliefs



                      i got a look at my kids i rather smile den cry wen dey sleep



                      That's Why

                    (Chorus-Anthony Hamilton)



                      Why i gotta struggle man



                      man why r all da brothers locked behind bars



                      nd we drained up in da system



                      blow dey brains n im battlin my pistol

                    (Common)



                      Why they say i changed for a grl



                      why u worried bout mah clothes if mah flows gun change da world



                      why u wait till u 30 to try 2 be hard



                      why i gotta hide religion if i believin in God



                      why is bush actin like he tryin 2 get osama



                      why dunt we impeach him n elect o bomber



                      why is rick james remembered 4 classic hits



                      why dunt we rememba rick 4 smackin a bitch



                      why did ricky williams retire dey mad in miami



                      why did justin sell janet out n go 2 da grammys



                      why u kill on every song its aryt 2 scream



                      n if u holdin ur throne y we argue hoo is da king



                      why sold em 4 da gangsta y sold em 4 blues



                      why dey hate brittney up dey kno she kant sing



                      im whippin da chain of black american dreams



                      why i kno dat in my heart it remains unseen



                      Why?

                    (Chorus-Anthony Hamilton)



                      Why i gotta struggle man



                      man why r all da brothers locked behind bars



                      nd we drained up in da system



                    blow dey brains n im battlin my pistol

                    (Nas)



                      Like it or not blood of a pimp



                      why is da question wat is da answer



                      that god has suggested heres an example



                      why we bail our own airlines states n highways



                      why did africa do sum trades wit zimbabwe



                      why did malcoms mission die wit da man



                      why aint we pick it up where he left it n carries out his plan



                      why da merger try 2 exclude l.a. reed



                      bought the usher n outkast top sellin cds



                      why do half america got aids



                      why dem skools care more bout ur sons braids more den his grades



                      why dey hate our why tshirts n hats turned backwards



                      and why is jesus christ neva played by black actors



                      and why dey aint an mc dat kuld touch me or budge me



                      and why is nas da best thing in rap since chucky



                      and why this record aint sell 5 mill yet



                      jadas as real as it gets 



                      put my money where my mouth is



                      and do sunthin bout this

                    (Chorus-Anthony Hamilton)



                      Why i gotta struggle man



                      man why r all da brothers locked behind bars



                      nd we drained up in da system



                    blow dey brains n im battlin my pistol

                    (Jadakiss)



                      Yeah,yo, by thugs im surrounded



                      tell me why da money motivates me but the love keeps me rounded



                      why my cases aint get thrown out



                      and why team USA keep gettin blown out



                      now why da democratic party aint getting with me



                      why they still hanging black bodies in mississippi



                      yea why did governor mcgreevey get caught wit a lease



                      and why they take away shines fone calls n visits



                      yea why i been hiding for 7 years



                      why the new m5 come with 7 gears



                      please tell me why u keep makin that trash



                      why they reinstated the draft



                      why is there so much hate when you laugh



                      why sell records n keep working



                      why we on stage wit da dread in the feet workin



                      this real why, why when a loved 1 die u miss them



                      why it tough for me to make why for ya'll to listen

                    (Chorus-Anthony Hamilton)



                      Why i gotta struggle man



                      man why r all da brothers locked behind bars



                      nd we drained up in da system



                    blow dey brains n im battlin my pistol