I Just Wanna Know lyrics

[Intro]
When you ask yourself these questions
Just know and understand that, it's a lot of us asking the same questions with you
So don't be afraid to wonder and question why things ain't perfect and why things don't always line up the way you plan them
Don't be scared to ask
A whole lot of things I wanna know (hah)

[Verse 1]
I just wanna know what my purpose is
Will I ever win or am I just living out worthless years?
Can I conquer the heaviness of my nervous fears?
When will I ever stop saturating the earth with tears
Tryna overfix a problem only makes it worse
Don't you hate when you do something you can't reverse
I worn down every shoe I put my foot in
When will I finally win for all this hard work that I put in
How come it's so easy to fall in love with people
But so hard to overcome the pain once they leave you
Generosity died when we discovered greed
Being negligent and barely thinking of our seeds (See)
Material things we love indeed
How come we constantly put our wants above our needs?
I'm tryna learn, I ain't tryna harass
They say the only stupid question is the one you don't ask, so..

[Chorus]
I just wanna know how it looks how it feels
To be living in a state of peace surrounded by the real
I just wanna know before it's all said and done
Will I ever cash in? Will my time ever come?
Money don't make me, please don't confuse it
You with me when i got it but you're gone when i lose it
I feel bad 'cause I did wrong in the past
I don't mind a little struggle, but how long do it last?
[Verse 2]
I've got my own load to carry, I can shoulder that
Tryna help unappreciative people, I'm over that
They just wanna try to get a piece of what you're holding, black
Keep me in their circle like a house in a culdesac
After the breakup, seems like my ex is wiser
I saw her acting so polite, I barely recognized her
I argued hard to teach her who she was and who she wasn't
I guess my job to train her for her future husband
I ain't sure of your intentions though I'm seeing clues
Do you ever get the feeling that you're being used?
I can't count how many times I've been wrong in life
I ain't always right, sometimes I question my own advice
When I'm on the outside I wish that I was in
And once I'm in, I see that it's nothing and wanna leave again
'Cause what good is increasing my wealth
If I'm wrestling everyday to find peace with myself

[Chorus]
I just wanna know how it looks how it feels
To be living in a state of peace surrounded by the real
I just wanna know before it's all said and done
Will I ever cash in? Will my time ever come?
Money don't make me, please don't confuse it
You with me when I got it but you're gone when I lose it
I feel bad 'cause I did wrong in the past
I don't mind a little struggle, but how long do it last?
[Verse 3]
How come the real soul just got no one to ride for 'em
Why do we worship shoes so much we sleep outside for 'em (foolish)
Deception even in religion now, the church is proof
How come we rather live in ignorance than search for truth
I say the hood done lost hope and I bet you whatever
A church on every corner, but its more wretched then ever
The dope man getting money at a faster rate
Liquor store too and they don't even have to pass the plate
Without wanting to change we'll never be free exactly
What makes another person mad when they see you happy
Don't tell God how big your problems are, the world is his
Flip it around, tell your problems how big God is!
Whats up with the hate on every dime we try to make
I just wanna know how many more beatings we gotta take
When we gonna learn that they don't want us to populate
Mustard seeds are real small, it don't take a lot to sow

[Chorus]
I just wanna know how it looks how it feels
To be living in a state of peace surrounded by the real
I just wanna know before it's all said and done
Will I ever cash in? Will my time ever come?
Money don't make me, please don't confuse it
You with me when I got it but you're gone when I lose it
I feel bad 'cause I did wrong in the past
I don't mind a little struggle, but how long do it last?