[00:00.856]I wanna to know
[00:02.355]Yo
[00:09.997]Yo my ancestors spawned the phrase “each one to teach one ”
[00:12.500]So I 'mma just speak son while Melo make the beat run
[00:14.808]And try and teach someone and try and reach them
[00:17.307]Through this hip-hop and poetic street speech son
[00:19.996]Whatever happened to respect and love
[00:21.995]And growing up to be the person your parents are proud of
[00:24.433]Tell me whatever happened to faith and compassion
[00:27.58]It 's like they got rationed chasing money and fashion
[00:29.561]Yo whatever happened to justice and fairness
[00:31.933]It 's like they got traded for lack of social awareness
[00:34.558]And whatever happened to trying making an effort
[00:36.748]Whatever happened to having morals and having ethics
[00:39.374]Whatever happened to gratitude and appreciation
[00:42.187]Now we dealing with attitude and uneasy patience
[00:44.309]Not only saying this to teenagers
[00:45.935]I 'm speaking to everyone adults of all ages
[00:48.934]Whatever happened to benefit of the doubt
[00:51.314]Whatever happened to trying to straighten differences out
[00:53.311]And whatever happened to self respect
[00:56.311]And self value I know that nobody perfect
[00:58.311]Yo but we supposed to be the most intelligent
[01:00.560]So how come most of these things irrelevant
[01:03.62]Yo and when I ask yo they try to be clever
[01:06.498]Cos the same way I 'm asking they answer “whatever ”
[01:09.377]I wanna know what 's happening to people
[01:12.570]Sometimes I look around and I just don 't know
[01:18.190]I wanna
[01:20.582]Sometimes I look around and I just don 't know
[01:26.801]Whatever happened to the feeling of guilt
[01:29.862]Whatever happened to forgiveness so the love is rebuilt
[01:31.878]Yo whatever happened to empathy and sympathy
[01:35.51]Instead of drama that 's accompanied by a symphony
[01:37.613]Whatever happened to shame and remorse
[01:39.801]Whatever happened to having discipline
[01:42.114]To enforce the good way from the bad
[01:44.362]Right way from the wrong
[01:45.487]So you can have a clean slate your whole life long
[01:47.676]Whatever happened to smiling in public
[01:49.487]No heart individuals act like the government
[01:52.179]Whatever happened to caring and kindness
[01:54.490]It don 't make you less macho or make you spineless
[01:57.303]Whatever happened to helping people in need
[01:59.302]Yo when was the last time we did a good deed
[02:01.676]Yo whatever happened to grace and humility
[02:03.927]Yo and taking care of a great responsibility
[02:06.740]Yo whatever happened to the best of your ability
[02:09.304]And what about tact and your sensitivity
[02:11.489]Whatever happened to prudence and wisdom
[02:13.864]Observation and knowing just how to listen
[02:16.489]See we supposed to be the most intelligent
[02:18.803]So how come most of these things irrelevant
[02:21.179]Yo and when I ask yo they try to be clever
[02:23.742]Cos the same way I 'm asking they answer “whatever ”
[02:26.678]I wanna know what 's happening to people
[02:30.289]Sometimes I look around and I just don 't know
[02:35.853]I wanna
[02:40.37]Sometimes I look around and I just don 't know
[02:48.228]I just wanna know
[02:53.40]I just wanna know
[02:57.665]I just wanna know
[03:02.481]I just wanna know