[Verse 1]
We the people wanna know why
Why my teachers make less than a athlete
We the people wanna know why
No answers come back
We the people wanna know why, why
Why the teachers make less than a athlete
And now the teachers wonder why why
Wonder why the students ain’t studyin’, he chillin’ at the track meet
And ain’t it funny how it ain’t really funny at all how everything’s a second precedent when there’s money involved?
And Public schooling being fueled by attendance
In the shine probably where you went to school was how was funded why
So wonder why it’s underlined by the underlying muddy dollar sign and how the number line and dollar numb my mind to follow runnin’ now and I don’t run the TV
It’s easy, I can blame the TV
I’d rather fix the problem
It’s hard to march along, the cynical age
Step one politicians now make minimum wage
Cynics complainin’, it’s just talkin’ the talk
We’ll step two cops now live on the blocks where they walk
Step three, see step three, is all me
Practice what I preach and help the meek and help the weak and help will meet his own peace
Observing the third is where we weak
Help ‘em eat, take solace, bling
Vietnam rings rings
[Chorus]
One for you, one two for me
Three for you, it’s all what could you do for me
Why should I do for you if you the human tree?
The stupid few don’t need the root beneath
It goes one for you, a one two for me
Three for you, it’s all what could you do for me
Why should I do for you, cuz we the human tree
Stupid fruit, like you don’t need the root beneath
[Verse 2]
And we the people wonder why, wonder why why
Your religious speakers die, but there’s nothing but divide
Just nothin’ but defy so plan it, let the attacks again
Well beat the homeless in the mass with the Vatican
I guess it never happened asking for a handout
Turned out into a beggar stealin’ bread from his fan’s mouth
You surprised standin’ proud, well see every single man can’t see stand underneath a damn cloud
Man stands proud spinnin’ ‘round the flame, busy watchin’ us drown while he drowns in the rain
Must’ve been thousand pounds a change in his pocket
That got him, hang around and how it clangs, hear the man sang
[Chorus]
One for you, one two for me
Three for you, it’s all what could you do for me
Why should I do for you, cuz we the human tree
Good we the stupid fruit like we don’t need no root beneath
It goes one for you, one two for me
Three for you, it’s all what could you do for me
Why should I do for you, cuz we the human tree
Cuz we some stupid fruit, like we don’t need no roots beneath
[Outro]
You wanna know why
Why my teacher makes less than a athlete?
Cuz it don’t sell commercials
Cuz it don’t justify my false image of myself
Cuz American men are emasculated
And so are the women, even though it’s not “emasculated” or whatever