I hope it's in this life
Is there a lesson I'm supposed to learn?
What for?
(What for?)
I say that people just don't care
He was like a father to me
(What for?)
Gone before he had his time
Taught me to respect myself
'Cause now you're gone
In this life I loved you most of all
It came without a warning
What for? What for?
Why do we have to pretend?
Shouldn't matter who you choose to love
Have you ever watched your best friend die?
And I have to ask myself
Driving down the boulevard
(What for?)
(What for?)
He said that we're all made of flesh and blood
In this life I loved you most of all
People pass by and I wonder who's next
Nothing in the world that he wouldn't do
What for?
'Cause now you're gone
(What for?)
(What for?)
Is there a lesson I'm supposed to learn
What for?
He knew the day was dawning
Why should he be treated differently
Didn't want his friends to see him cry
And I didn't have a chance to say goodbye
They'd rather turn the other way
(What for?)
Have you ever watched a grown man cry?
Some day I pray it will end
'Cause now you're gone
Who determines, who knows best
I hope it's in this life
In this life I loved you most of all
In this case ignorance is not bliss
What for?
In this case ignorance is not bliss
I hope it's in this life time
What for?
And I have to ask myself
Thinking about a man I knew
And I have to ask myself
And wait for this thing to go away
People pass by and I wonder who's next
Who determines, who knows best
He was only twenty-three
Some say that life isn't fair
