Seems like everybody's got a problem
   No one knows how
   But, we all want to solve 'em
   You could give a dime
   Give a hand
   Or give a shit
   Or could look away and never deal with it
  
   For example
   This girl is pretty fly for a white gal
   All the guys want her even though she's a juvenite
   She's really kinda sad and just don't care
   'Cause the only one she wants is her best friend Claire
  
   What's going on?
   What's going on?
   Ready or not - NOT
   The world moves on and on and on
   Yo, what's going on?
  
   There's nothing much to me
   I'm simple like you are, ordinary
   My tired eyes can see
   That time may fly
   And what's left is
   Meant to be
   I'm looking out
   You're looking in
   It's taken more then time
   To erase the stain
   And it's never been the same
  
   Any city
   A girl turns 17, goes to a party
   She and he best friend are drinking bacardi
   Ever since she walked through the door
   All the guys have been scoping and flexing tryin' to score
   But she's a good girl
   So she won't have none of that
   She takes another sip
   But has no clue of the spike from the G to the H to the B
   She wakes up in the morning
   bruised and raped in the street
  
   What's going on?
   What's going on?
   Ready or not - NOT
   The world moves on and on and on
   Yo, what's going on?
  
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   [Chorus]
  
   Your town
   A kid that you know goes to school
   He's really kinda shy and not that cool
   He knows what it's like to look in from the outside
   Inside, he just wants someone to confide
   But everyone's busy and no one's got the time
   He takes his dad's gun and says
   "This is how I'll shine"
   Boom, boom, boom
   And the kids fall down
   On the ground
   Dumbfound (dumbfound)
  
   What's going on?
   What's going on?
   Ready or not - NOT
   The world moves on and on and on
   Yo, what's going on?
  
   [Pre-chorus]
   [Chorus]