[Verse 1]

Yo, yo

You wanna know why I'm stressing?

I make mistakes and never learn my lesson

It's the same old routine and complacency brings depression

Now I'm always feeling like I'm lost in this, apartment

Now I'm just waiting for a consequence

And apart from my competence, I rarely go assert my dominance

Remain anonymous, my confidence, is slipping and dipping inside a hole that's reflective of my decisions

You couldn't miss it, now I'm

Sick of niggas tryna tell me I ain't fit for the streets

Cause I ain't repping a set or gripping ridiculous heat

But when they laying in their coffin, guess they sicker than me

Yet I'm the one who's steady preaching to these kids on these beats

I'm seeking the action, that's why I'm bleeding with passion

You on the path to living the life you imagined?

And if you got a good ass job, then why you rapping?

I'm sick and tired of all of the questions they asking like why, why, why why?

[Chorus: Jamila Woods]

Why, why, why why

Why, why, why why

Why, why, why why, why, why

[Verse 2:]

Just got out of a slump, got my head in the game

Now I'm hitting the road, but I ain't testing the range rover

Game's over, time for the take over

And I ain't give a damn bout who believe in me

My mama always told me I should speak for peace

That's why I'm heat with the speech on beats

And I don't talk I let the features speak

My mind is another place

Maybe that's why when I rap, you see another face

See Martin and Malcolm, got me questioning how come

We still can't change any outcomes

That's why they call on sight, on a Harlem night

And then we ball up, fight, and then we march for rights

I know Kendrick done said that 'We Gon' Be Alright'

Just trying to give you calm advice for a common vice, iight?

[Chorus: Jamila Woods]

Why, why, why why

Why, why, why why

Why, why, why why, why, why

[Verse 3: Jamila Woods]

Rain so hot in the neighbourhood

My love don't call when she said she would

Friends who come don't stay for good, no, no, no

Why?

Pigs want take black mama's kids

Bible say we all from the same rib

But some of us go to heaven too soon

Why some of us get to heaven too soon