Why

[Intro: Fashawn] And I ask myself "why?" I can't understand why? Sometimes a nigga wake up nah mean? Wonder why he do the shit he do Nah mean, it's life We make the most out of it though [Verse 1] AIDS took so many brothers, yet we still going raw under covers It's 2009, gotta think smarter, stop being baby daddies and be fathers I can't understand (why) Some dudes vacate to the Hamptons, knowing they seeds need Pampers Wanna be a part of they life, instead they tricking different women No room for a wife or a family (I can't understand why) God got a million names and if we made in his image does he see it the same And if we flesh of his flesh can he feel my pain Teardrops symbolizing the rain I just can't understand (Why) I get high to forget about the present Why I'm not riding in the S6 But life is all about decisions Make the most outta mine while I'm living I ask myself (why) [Hook] I do what I do, live how I live It is what it is. but... I told my momma I'd change but it's clear I'll always be the same I ask myself (Why) [x2] [Verse 2] I swear life is a maze, I'm just tryin' to get it right before I fade But I keep hitting walls, everyday is like a battle Learn somethin' different every time a nigga travel Still (Why) They hatin' when I get home Sayin' my name just so they can get known not in the same lane It's ironic how I became a product of fame 20 years old out on my own (I can't understand Why?) I made those decisions I made, friendships decayed Bitches I laid and never called back People I robbed, spots where I hung, rocks that I slung, niggas I socked and made fall back (I can't understand Why) Do good brothers turn bad Whippin 7 and a half outta 6 that's how we learn Math Kinda sick how we earn cash Not in a right mind so I petal along the wrong path (Can't understand Why) [Hook] [Verse 3:] Everybody caught up in politics Democrats, Republicans. When will the drama end? Mathematic how the government dividin' us Yet my mind shine bright as the Metropolis (Why) I feel the need to shine a light on the populace So I write like a columnist, dictate like a communist Through it all I continue to stand tall as the monuments (I can't understand Why) Heaven to Hell so I'm ponderin' Which afterlife I'm a wind up in Took too many losses so I gotta win Fatherless, soakin' up knowledge from my momma's friends (Why) They all sold drugs and love to puff weed And angel dust couldn't teach me how to succeed So I bailed out, in the lab, beats sittin' in the jailhouse. (Can't understand...) Still I ask myself (Why) [Hook]