[Verse 1]
Blacks fighting blacks and whites are fighting back
While the doves fly high, just watching us act
Meditated, X-rated, it's not too complicated
When the doves cry out, man we gon' hate it
Bloods on the boulevards, Cuz on the avenue
Stealing and killing is all on eye witness news
Broke everyday, you have to steal for your lunch
Don't even have a TV set, can't even watch the Brady Bunch

[Chorus]
How could you just leave me standing
Alone in this world so cold
Maybe i'm just too demanding
Maybе i'm just like my father, too bold
Maybe i'm just likе my mother
She's never satisfied
Why do we scream at each other
This is what it sounds like when doves cry

[Verse 2]
You went to the store to buy a great big gift
Then you got locked down 'cause you tried to shoplift
Thought you was slick and you know that you was too tough
Got beat up and locked in handcuffs
Listen to this, while I explain
Why cloudy days, cause purple rain
Working hard, working like a slave
You think I made millions, huh, minimum wage
[Chorus]
How could you just leave me standing
Alone in the world so cold
Maybe i'm just too demanding
Maybe i'm just like my father, too bold
Maybe i'm just like my mother
She's never satisfied
Why do we scream at each other
This is what it sounds like when doves cry

(How could you just leave me standing)
Why did you just leave me standing
Alone in this world that's so cold
(Maybe i'm just like my father, too bold)
Maybe you're just like your mother
(This is what it sounds like when doves cry)
(When doves cry)
(When doves cry)
(When doves cry)
(When doves cry)
(When doves cry)
(When doves cry)

When doves cry
When doves cry
When doves cry
Don't cry
Don't cry