Why'd I have to be BORN this way
Why do I have short hair
Why aren't my eyes green
Why do I look mean
Why don't I have lighter skin darker skin 
Fuller lips (yeah)
Why do you always want
What you can't have
And if you were to get it
You'd throw it in the trash
So ungrateful, not thankful
For what you have


The grass gon' be greener
You're singing in the rain
You're not missed till your gone
People never change


Why does the one I love
Never love me back
And the one I take for granted
Seem so attacked
But in the end you just settle
Cause you just want a man
Why you arguing bout something
When you don't stand for nothing
Why's it easier to say what's wrong and carry on
While you're throwing blame
Things stay the same
And never change

The grass gon' be greener
You're singing in the rain
You're not missed till your gone
People never change


Why do the rich get richer?
And the poor get poorer
Why is it cool to be ghetto
Or should I say cool to know no better
Why are you happy to be stuck where you are now
Why are there so many questions
And still no answers
Why do we think it's a democracy
My rights are fading in front of me
Why am I sitting here pen in hand
Writing this song

The grass gon' be greener
You're singing in the rain
You're not missed till your gone
People never change