didn t wake up a prodigy born to a middle class new york family thinking why why why why s it like that you miss your days in california looping round wishing you were still there thinking why why why why s it like that fighting your given tongue shaking your fist til it s gone gone praying for it all night long just waiting to listen to your children s cries listen to your heart how it sighs think you got a ghost in your dance reminding of the days when you had romance thinking why why why why s it like that he s the one that made you choose talk bout a family a pass to the world thru his shoes thinking why why why why s it like that fighting your given tongue shaking your fist til it s gone gone praying for it all night long just waiting to listen to your children s cries listen to your heart how it sighs 