I’M NOT A REAL DEEP THINKER,
DON’T DO MUCH ANAYLYZING,
BUT WHEN I SEE YOU OUT WITH HIM,
I START PHILOSOPHIZING:
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY?
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY? CAN ANYBODY TRULY SAY?
OH, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY?
DON’T CARE MUCH FOR RELIGION
OR ALL THE THINGS IT’S SAYING,
BUT WHEN I SEE YOU OUT WITH HIM,
I’M ON MY KNEES, I’M PRAYING…
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY?
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY? CAN ANYBODY TRULY SAY?
OH, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY?
I DON’T KNOW WHY THERE’ S HATE OR HUNGER, SICKNESSES OR WAR,
BUT, HEY, IT’S NEVER MEANT THAT MUCH TO ME
BUT EVERY TIME I SEE YOU TOGETHER WITH THAT GUY
I ASK MYSELF “WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE?”
I NEVER STOP TO QUESTION
THE PAIN THE WORLD LIVES UNDER
BUT WHEN I SEE YOU OUT WITH HIM
I CANNOT HELP BUT WONDER:
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY?
WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY DOES IT HAVE TO BE THAT WAY?
OH, WHY?
New York City-based singer/songwriter best known for the songs he contributed to the indie films "Happiness," "American Splendor" and "The Tao of Steve"
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XTC had their moment in time...this recording extends it...Full of small, tight , quirky songs it juz rolls along. Recommended but maybe only for XTC fans.. cwhitney
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Power Pop nirvana from beginning to end! "One Hit Wonder" sounds like a lost Raspberries classic! You can't go wrong with any Nick Piunti album. baseballdi
Toronto rivals San Francisco as the North American capital of jangle pop as evidenced by this new record of sunny jams from the Motorists. Bandcamp New & Notable Apr 16, 2024
Longrunning Bay Area group Lunchbox draw on the hard-edged and stylish sound of 70s mod for their latest full-length. Bandcamp New & Notable Mar 23, 2024
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Nick Piunti's third album confirms the idiosyncratic talent of this musician who keeps churning out fantastic power-pop tunes that would rejoice even the most jaded pop-rock fan, whether young or old, if they knew about the existence of 'Beyond the Static'. POPPHIL