Lyric discussion by mamie1890 

Cover art for Why? lyrics by Tracy Chapman

It's about common sense--we go about our lives not thinking about those who have no food--we have become a society who isn't willing to pitch in do all that we can do to be gentle and kind with , the person who's alone, violence, starvation, etc.. Chapman, she's a revolutionist who dares to speak up to the larger society to pull us out of our complacency to ask the questions that we should be asking