I wanna to know

Yo

Yo my ancestors spawned the phrase “each one to teach one”

So I’mma just speak son while Melo make the beat run

And try and teach someone and try and reach them

Through this hip-hop and poetic street speech son

Whatever happened to respect and love

And growing up to be the person your parents are proud of

Tell me whatever happened to faith and compassion

It’s like they got rationed chasing money and fashion

Yo whatever happened to justice and fairness

It’s like they got traded for lack of social awareness

And whatever happened to trying making an effort

Whatever happened to having morals and having ethics

Whatever happened to gratitude and appreciation

Now we dealing with attitude and uneasy patience

Not only saying this to teenagers

I’m speaking to everyone adults of all ages

Whatever happened to benefit of the doubt

Whatever happened to trying to straighten differences out

And whatever happened to self respect

And self value I know that nobody perfect

Yo but we supposed to be the most intelligent

So how come most of these things irrelevant

Yo and when I ask yo they try to be clever

Cos the same way I’m asking they answer “whatever”

I wanna know what’s happening to people

Sometimes I look around and I just don’t know

I wanna

Sometimes I look around and I just don’t know

Whatever happened to the feeling of guilt

Whatever happened to forgiveness so the love is rebuilt

Yo whatever happened to empathy and sympathy

Instead of drama that’s accompanied by a symphony

Whatever happened to shame and remorse

Whatever happened to having discipline

To enforce the good way from the bad

Right way from the wrong

So you can have a clean slate your whole life long

Whatever happened to smiling in public

No heart individuals act like the government

Whatever happened to caring and kindness

It don’t make you less macho or make you spineless

Whatever happened to helping people in need

Yo when was the last time we did a good deed

Yo whatever happened to grace and humility

Yo and taking care of a great responsibility

Yo whatever happened to the best of your ability

And what about tact and your sensitivity

Whatever happened to prudence and wisdom

Observation and knowing just how to listen

See we supposed to be the most intelligent

So how come most of these things irrelevant

Yo and when I ask yo they try to be clever

Cos the same way I’m asking they answer “whatever”

I wanna know what’s happening to people

Sometimes I look around and I just don’t know

I wanna

Sometimes I look around and I just don’t know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know

I just wanna know