Listen Somethin's goin wrong Is it in the homes Kids killin kids Ain't nothing safe They take guns to school And break all the rules It's a shame the way that we're livin They're fighting in Bosnia And starving in Sumaria From free loving days And now there is AIDS Our values have changed (Oh, yes they've changed) People acting strange (yeah) You have to watch your back(ooh) Babies born on crack, oh The error of our ways Can we correct the mistakes we've made I hope it's not too late God only knows our fate The error of our ways Let's hope for a better day Somethin's got to change Let us pray Famlies accused of child abuse You don't know who's tellin the truth Society is like a sword That needs killing that's for sure Great forest are dying People standing in Welfare lines Ecology is unbalanced It's a challenge A strange situation We lost a whole generation The news on the air Beware of the colors that you wear The police are undefined (oh, yes they are) Beware when you drive (or you might get jacked) We gotta make a stand (oh, yes we do) Cause things are out of hand (Why) Are there so many guns (Tell me why) So much death among the young (Why) Oh tell me why (Tell me why) It's not easy for you to see (Why) Can't there be any peace (Tell me why) Can't we undo all the wrong that we've done (Why) Oh it's up to you and me They're fighting in Bosnia And starving in Sumaria From free loving days And now there is AIDS Our values have changed (Oh) People acting strange (yeah) You have to watch your back (oh, yeah) Babies born on crack