[Verse 1]
I know his dad's abusive
And his mum prefers the daughter
I know he's got an attention
Deficiency disorder
He is culturally excluded
And genetically inbred
But the reason he's a homeboy
Is because he's a dickhead

[Chorus]
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why
He's a homeboy
Tell me why, tell me why
(Why, why, why, why)

[Verse 2]
We all support empowerment
And positive discrimination
When your class, your race, your age, your face
Determines your social station
A baseball cap and a love of rap
Might need sympathy, but still
Possibly a homeboy could be a dickhead pure and simple

[Chorus]
Tell me why, tell me why, tell me why
He's a homeboy
Tell me why, tell me why
[Verse 3]
In 'The Brothers Karamazov'
Here's what Dostoyevsky said
"Know your enemy well enough
And you will pity them instead"
Pity soon will turn to love
Is what Jesus Christ once knew
They changed their minds the day when
They met a homeboy crew

[Outro]
Great big count–
Great big country
Great big count–
Great big country
Why, why, why, why
Why, why, why, why