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