Tell Me Why Lyrics - Good Riddance

To those in power it's always the same 

Made so resistant to reason 

Why just deny all the voices for change 

As we stumble and fall stripping the process away 

So who stands to gain from the righteous refrain 

They say you get what you pay for 

So we breach one more soul toss them out on the dole 

Our shroud of indifference belies our benevolent tones 

[Chorus] 

So tell me why 

You fight for your life then you throw me away 

Tell me why 

You legislate opinion and say it's ok, it's never ok! 

So just what makes a life, what divides where we fall 

And who decides which are chosen 

But while we fight for the good like it's all understood 

We lose what we love and morality's frozen away 

[Chorus] 

So what defines sacrament unholy vows 

As you justify innocence somehow 

How can I rationalize your morality 

As you legislate your sad opinions on me