Whats Goin On

Intro verse 1 Just another day Seems like everybody's (got a problem) No one knows how But (we all want to solve 'em) You could give a (dime) Give a (hand) Or give a (shit) Or you could look away and (never deal with it) For example This girl is pretty fly for a white gal All the guys want her though she's a juvenile She's really kinda sad and just don't care 'Cause the only one she wants is her best friend Claire What's going on? What's going on? Ready or not (not) The world moves on and on and on and on and on and on and on Yo, what's going on? Pre-Chorus There's nothing much to me I'm simple like you are, ordinary (simple like you are) My tired eyes can see That time may fly And what's left is Meant to be Chorus I'm looking out And you're looking in It's taken more than time To erase the stain And it's never been the same verse 2 Any city A girl turns 17, she goes to a party She and her girls are drinking bacardi Ever since she walked through the door All the guys have been flexing and tryin' to score But she's a good girl So she won't have none of that She takes another sip But has no clue of the spike from the She wakes up on the morning Bruised and raped in the street What's going on? What's going on? Ready or not (not) The world moves on and on and on and on and on and on Yo, what's going on? Pre-Chorus There's nothing much to me I'm simple like you are, ordinary (simple like you are) My tired eyes can see That time may fly And what's left is Meant to be Chorus I'm looking out And you're looking in It's taken more than time To erase the stain And it's never been the same verse 3 (In a small town) A kid that you know goes to school He's really kinda shy and not that cool He knows what it's like to look in from the outside Inside, he wants someone to confide Everyone's busy and no one's got the time He takes his dad's gun and says "This is how I'll shine" Boom-boom-boom And the kids fall down On the ground Dumbfound (dumbfound) What's going on? What's going on? Ready or not (not) The world moves on and on and on (and on and on and on...) Yo, what's going on? Pre-Chorus There's nothing much to me I'm simple like you are, ordinary (simple like you are) My tired eyes can see That time may fly And what's left is Meant to be Chorus I'm looking out And you're looking in It's taken more than time To erase the stain And it's never been the same I'm looking out And you're looking in It's taken more than time To erase the stain And it's never been the same (According to the Department of Justice, one out of five American woman are victims of rape or sexual assault during their lifetime) (25% of women have reported that they have been assaulted or raped by a current or former partner) (25% of students have been victims of a violent crime that occurred in and around this school) (800,000 six to twelve grade students carried a gun in school last year) (What's goin' on, goin' on, goin' on?...)