oh yeah yeah yeah yeah tell me why tell me why you ain t living but you do not die tell me why tell me why you ain t laughing but you do not cry cry for the young man who s fighting for your mind cry for the old man who s just past his time tell me why tell me why you ain t living but you do not die oh tell me why tell me why the leaves well they fall with your breath and if the leaves don t fall when they leave your breath to rest your rebellion puts you up to test to the nation for evaluation wild with their radio station with their radio station now i m done playing the game oh yeah just searching for shading with the tide with your tired mind put your breakup to the side tell me why tell me why you ain t living but you do not die tell me why tell me why you ain t laughing but you do not cry cry for the young man who s fighting for your mind cry for the old man who s just past his time tell me why tell me why you ain t living but you do not die you do not die with the masked man the gasman the tax man he s putting taxes on tax man while reaching out with the wrong hand singing to the systematic static television addict sitting under your attic can t seem to see all the plastic in the water babe you wouldn t want that for your daughter babe it s just make forget what you ve learned that s your move that i yearn for you  tell me why tell me why you ain t living but you do not die tell me why tell me why you ain t laughing but you do not cry cry for the young man who s fighting for your mind cry for the old man who s just past his time tell me why tell me why you ain t living but you do not die tell me why tell me why you ain t living but you do not die tell me why tell me why you ain t laughing but you do not cry cry for the young man who s fighting for your mind cry for the old man who s just past his time tell me why tell me why you ain t living but you do not die oh tell me why