Dave Matthews Band - Mother, Father Lyrics
Mother, father please explain to meWhy a world so full of mysteryA place so bitter and still so sweetSo beautiful and yet so full of sad, sad...Mother, father please explain to meWhy forests march to desert speedWhile snowcapped mountains melt awayWhat do we tell our babies, when do we say, ohMother, father please explain to meHow a man who rocks his child to sleepPulls the trigger on his brothers heartHe digs a hole right to the middle of this storm of hatredMother, father please explain to meHow it could be so this world has come to beA precious balance in betweenSuch cruelty and such kindness pleaseMother, father please explain to meHow this world has come to beUnequaled in her blessings, oh, I seeUnbridled hatred so extreme, please tell meMother, father please explain to meHow this world has come to be soTwisted between time and dreamsOh, mother, father please explain to meOh, whats all this talk about?All this talk about itSpinning down, down, down, down, downAll this talk aboutEndless words withoutNothings doneMother, father do you knowWhy one mans belly overflowsAnother sleeps in hungers bedOh, we trade our world for a piece of breadOh mother, father please explain to meHow this rare worlds come to beA place so full of color yet overflowingAlways in black and whiteDrowning in the waters of our...Mother, father please explain to meHow this world has come to beWhile still blessed in all the things we seeSuch a sad, sad home for you and meCome out, and hold,Come on out youCome on out youCome and save yourselfCome on out youCome on were taking the waterWere taken the waterWere taken the waterBut you knowWe got the freedomWe got the freedomTheres no God aboveAnd no hell belowOh, its here with usIts up to usTo keep afloatHow this sweet world has come to beOh to keep afloatMother, father please explain to meHow this rare world has come to beOh, let the blue planetLet the blue planetMother, father please explain to meMother, father please explain
