Father's a lonely man in a crowded room
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
But he's still alive
He's still got his mind
And that's all he needs
To get by
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
A boy I knew was too low to tie his own shoes
We couldn't tell what was dirt and what was a bruise
He's got a gun now - he's got nothing to lose
You live without love for too long, it might happen to you
But now he's got a home
Where he's not alone
And people care
He knows they do
He saw his picture on the evening news
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
Gonna be just like them
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!
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
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?
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
Gonna be just like them
I'll never be just like them