It's a mystery to me I don't understand No one lives next door No one can Now the street's a mess I can't go there My skin's the wrong color So is my hair I see a broken man I'll help him if I can But I just don't understand I don't understand (X 2) I don't understand at all It's different to me And it's going around From L.A. to N.Y.C. And any other small town Look who lived there before Where are they now? They rode the rails and the roads Got out of town I see a polluted land I'll clean it if I can But I just don't understand I don't understand (X 2) I don't understand at all There's a car with a "?" And a car you can "call?" There's a lady over there with no car at all There's a kid riding someone else's bike And the people at the old folks' home Who like to talk and walk away We adopt this place and its people As our second home We live in peace with its people But we're living alone They take from us our possessions And that makes us upset They take our youth and creations That we can't forgive or forget It's time to take a stand I'll do it if I can But I just don't understand I don't understand (X 2) I don't understand at all And I don't know why I called I don't understand (X 2) I don't understand at all And I don't know why I called I don't understand (X 2) I don't understand at all And I don't know why I called
