[Verse 1]
Father’s a lonely man in a crowded room
He keeps to himself, and he never lets anyone know
It’s a part of his heritage
His father was that way, too
And Mother can’t understand why he died so soon

[Pre-Chorus]
But he's still alive
He's still got his mind
And that’s all he needs
To get by

[Chorus]
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
You’re gonna be just like them
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
You’re gonna be just like them

[Verse 2]
A boy I knew was too low to tie his own shoes
We couldn’t tell what was dirt and what was a bruise
Hе’s got a gun now
He's got nothing to lose
You live without lovе for too long, it might happen to you
[Pre-Chorus]
But now he's got a home
Where he's not alone
And people care
He knows they do
He's seen his picture on the evening news

[Chorus]
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
You’re gonna be just like them
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
You’re gonna be just like them
You're gonna be just like them

[Guitar Solo]

[Verse 3]
Take a look at yourself
Do you like what you see?
The things that you feel aren’t the things you were taught to believe
You had your inoculations as a child
You won’t go crazy, but you’ll never go wild
Isn’t that what you want?
You wanna go wild
Wild
Wild
[Chorus]
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
You’re gonna be just like them
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
You’re gonna be just like them

[Verse 4]
Now you feel like a lonely man in a crowded room
You tell me nobody really cares
Well, how 'bout you?
See, there’s a man with his hand on the button out there
He’s saying in his life nobody ever cared
So why should he care?
Why?

[Chorus]
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
You’re gonna be just like them
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
Don’t wonder why
You’re gonna be just like them
[Outro]
Gonna be just like them
I’ll never be just like them