It's no secret Somebody waits at home for you And I know how hard this is For you to do So if you really believe This love is so wrong We don't have to carry on But, still, I wonder [Chorus] Why does it have to be wrong or right? Why does it have to be one way or the other? Won't somebody please please tell me Why does it have to be black or white? Why do we have to hurt one to love another? Oh, tell me why, why does it have to be? You can't say that You didn't know where this might lead And I know I couldn't have been That hard to read But we both know this is not Where you belong There's no need to carry on Oh, but I can't help but wonder... [Chorus] [Bridge] Oh Why does it have to be wrong or right? Why does it have to be one way or the other? (Won't somebody please) Won't somebody please please tell me Why does it have to be black or white? Why do we have hurt one to love another? (Oh, tell me, oh, tell me) Oh, tell me, why? Oh, tell me... [Chorus]