[Chorus] Tell me why, tell me why You ain't living, but you do not die Tell me why, tell me why You ain't laughing, but you do not cry Cry for the young man who's fighting for your mind Cry for the old man who's just past his time Tell me why, tell me why You ain't living, but you do not die Oh, tell me why
[Verse 1] Tell me why the leaves, well, they fall with your breath And if the leaves don't fall when they leave your breath to rest Your rebellion puts you up to test To the nation for evaluation [watching/washing?] wild with their radio station With their radio station Now I'm done playing the game, oh, yeah Just searching for shading with the tide with your tired mind Put your breakup to the side
[Chorus] Tell me why, tell me why You ain't living, but you do not die Tell me why, tell me why You ain't laughing, but you do not cry Cry for the young man who's fighting for your mind Cry for the old man who's just past his time Tell me why, tell me why You ain't living, but you do not die You do not -
[Verse 2] Die with the masked man, the gasman, the tax man He's putting taxes on tax, man, while reaching out with the wrong hand Singing to the systematic static television addict Sitting under your attic, can't seem to see all the plastic in the water, babe You wouldn't want that for your daughter, babe It's [?], just make [?] Forget what you've learned, that you knew that I [?] for you
[Chorus] Tell me why, tell me why You ain't living, but you do not die Tell me why, tell me why You ain't laughing, but you do not cry Cry for the young man who's fighting for your mind Cry for the old man who's just past his time Tell me why, tell me why You ain't living, but you do not die (1, 2, 3, 4)
[Chorus] Tell me why, tell me why You ain't living, but you do not die Tell me why, tell me why You ain't laughing, but you do not cry Cry for the young man who's fighting for your mind Cry for the old man who's just past his time Tell me why, tell me why You ain't living, but you do not die Oh, tell me whyTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
