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Artist: Mavis Staples
Canonical path: /mavis-staples/why
Related lyric paths: 6
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Why
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Why
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Why is the grass always greener over on the other side?
And why does the sound of rain falling makes me feel like I wanna cry?
It never seems 2 get easier the more we try
I always find myself just askin' why (Why? Why? Why?)
Why when there should be so much love do we just fuss and fight?
Oh well
And why can't there be more understanding just between U and I?
Oh yes
When someone's hurt in love and war, it's never fair ... oh no
My head believes, but my heart can't understand
I wanna know, I really gotta know if this is all there is
Then I'll keep lovin'
I'll keep asking why is there just so little time? (Why? Why?)
I wonder why ... oh yeah (Why? Why?)
Somebody tell me (Why?)
Oh, I gotta know (Why?)
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me (Why? Why?)
When someone's hurt in love and war, it's never fair (Never fair)
My head believes, but my heart can't understand ... my heart, my heart
I wanna know, I really gotta know if this is all there is
Then I'll keep lovin'
I'll keep asking why is it just so little time? (Why? Why?)
I wonder why ... oh why (Why? Why?)
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me (Why? Why?)
Somebody tell me why ... oh help me Lord (Why? Why?)
Tell me why (Why?) (Why?)
Why can't we come 2gether? (Why?)
Why can't we love one another? (Why?)
I wanna know
Why can't we love one another?
Oh why?
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Who performs "Why"?
Mavis Staples performs "Why", and this lyric page sits inside the Mavis Staples catalog on LyroVerse.
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Yes. The related section below points to 20th Century Express and A Man Called Jesus with a short reason for opening each page next.
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