What’s Going On

Just another day
Seems like everybody's got a problem
And no one knows how but we all want to solve 'em
You could give a dime, give a hand, give a shit
Or could look away and never deal with it

For example, this girl is pretty fly for a white gal
And 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?

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

I'm looking out and you're looking in
It's taken more then time to erase the stain
And it's never been the same

In 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 she has no clue
Of the spike from the G to the H to the B
She wakes up in the morning bruised, raped on 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, and on, yo, what's going on?

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

I'm looking out and you're looking in
It's taken more then time to erase the stain
And it's never been the same

In a small town a kid that you know goes to school
He's really kinda shy and he's not that cool
He knows what it's like to look in from the outside
Inside, wants someone to confide

Everyone's busy, 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, and on, yo, what's going on?

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

I'm looking out and you're looking in
It's taken more then 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 then time to erase the stain
And it's never been the same