Tell me why, why oh why
When a man wants a woman
Does he give her his best
Does he try to impress
All the things he will do
For her why
When that man gets that woman
Does he tend to neglect her
Does he tend to forget all the things, all the things
That he said
To get her
All the promises that he made
Gonna lose what he gained
Cause the time has come for things to change
You gotta change

Tell me why, why oh why
When a woman wants a man
Does she give him her best
Does she try to impress
All the things she will do
For him why
When that woman gets that man
Does she give him her heart
Does she then fall apart
When he's late start to hate
All those long
Lonely nights alone
When the lovin' feeling has gone
When her homes not a home
When the time has come for things to change
You gotta change

And why does a woman
Why does a man
Turn something special
Into a battle ground
When they both know
What they're fighting
Is just a losing battle
Against the power of love
Of which nobody ever wins
Tell me why, why oh why
When a man loves a woman
Why can't he change
Just rearrange all the things
That he does to hurt her why
When a woman gets a man
Why can't she forgive him
Cause time has come for things to change
You gotta change

Cause time has come for things to change
Gotta change
Gotta change
Gotta change
Gotta change