Ask Yourself Why lyrics

When you're just out walking and you pass

Little signs that say, 'Keep off the grass'

Did you ever stop and ask yourself, why?

Pretty playgrounds children used to know

Little squares where lovers love to go disappear

So parking lots can grow, why?

Once you start the questions never cease

What's disturbed when you disturb the peace

Pets and children are prohibited, why?

Ask yourself, why?

And when you think about it

Bullets fly like popcorn on the screen

Recommended, wholesome, nice and clean

Making love's the thing that can't be seen, why?

Let your hair down just an inch or two

Let your skin be red or green or blue

They invent a special name for you, why?

On a clear day, oh say, can you see?

What remains of mountain greenery

And a glimpse of all the scenery, sky

Beautiful sky!

Sky, beautiful sky! As shiny as a penny!

So when you're out walking and you pass

Near a sign that says, 'Keep off the grass'

Put a sign right next to it that says, 'Why?'

Why? Why?

• Artist:Kiri Te Kanawa
• Album:Magic (Kiri Sings Michel Legrand) (1992)