WHY MUST WE CRY
I WONDER WHY
BIRDS FLY IN THE SKY
THEY FLY SO HIGH
THEY FILL THE SKY
WITH THEIR LONELY CRY
FOR THEY HAVE NO ONE
TO WIPE THEIR EYES
HOW LONELY SUE SITS
IN PLAYGROUND PARKS
SHE’S ALL BY HERSELF
EXCEPT FOR THE LARKS
I WONDER WHAT’S WRONG
WHY IS SHE CRYING?
HAS SHE LOST HER BEST FRIEND?
MAYBE SHE’S DYING!
I WONDER WHY DOGS BARK AT CATS
I WONDER WHY PEOPLE ARE AFRAID OF RATS
I WONDER WHAT MAKES THE WORLD GO ‘ROUND
I WONDER WHY PEOPLE WHO CAN’T SWIM, DROWN
THESE THINGS I WONDER
…BUT NOT KNOWING WHY
WHY DO WE LIVE?
WHY DO WE DIE?
WHY ARE WE KILLED?
I DON’T KNOW WHY
IT JUST ISN’T FAIR
THE WORLD ISN’T RIGHT
THE WORLD IS AT WAR
EVERYONE WANTS TO FIGHT!
SOME DAY IT WILL END
AND
WE’LL HAVE WORLD PEACE
LOVING WILL START
AND
FIGHTING WILL CEASE
I WONDER WHEN!