Just Like Them

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