Oh Lord, I done done what you told me to do What's the message to the songs I'm singin'? Just done singin' them, gettin' through Oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord, oh Lord I don't know what the world is coming to Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Said he got busted down by the TV This world order is in a state of confusion Lord, happiness is just an illusion Huh I don't know, darlin', what the world is coming to My sisters and brothers were shootin' each other So we're afraid to trust one another God went away, said he would return Don't get caught with your homework undone Ooh You get it later down the line Can't you see, boy, you're burnin' time One time I thought you were a friend of mine But you got yours Now where is mine? Hey, hey, hey I don't know, I don't know, I don't know I don't know, Lord have mercy (I don't know) So close, sending images to her father They're shuttin' down jobs in the world 'Cause all they want to do is make a dollar But let me tell you about me I can't stand to hear lonely baby cry Ooh, baby, baby Turn and lose a dollar, it just might dry his eyes Ooh, baby now I knew there's something that's part of you Gotta whole lotta money (but just spend a few) But, but, but we've got a shortage on But maybe a smile to another brother might find somebody home I don't know, I don't know, I don't know Oh, I don't know People tryin' to find the answer It's like tryin' to find out what caused a transfer I don't know, oh, I don't know People puttin' down each other's religions Run and take the rules livin' through, hold up witness to I don't know, I don't know