作词 : Prince What's wrong with the world today? Things just got to get better Show me what the leader's say Maybe we should write a letter Said dear Mr. Man, we don't understand Why poor people keep struggling But you don't lend a helping hand Matthew 5:5 say, "The meek shall inherit the Earth" We gonna be down that way But you been trippin' since a day of your birth Who said that to kill is a sin Then started every single war that your people been in? Who said that water is a precious commodity Then dropped a big, old, black oil slick in the deep blue sea? Who told me, Mr. Man, that working round the clock Would buy me a big house in the hood, cigarette ads on every block? Who told me, Mr. Man, that I got a right to moan? How about this big old hole in the ozone? What's wrong with the world today? Things just got to get better Dear Mr. Man, we don't understand Maybe we should write a letter, yeah, so look Listen, ain't no sense in voting, same song with a different name Might not be in the back of the bus but it sure feel just the same Ain't nothing fair about welfare, ain't no assistance in aids We ain't that affirmative about your actions till the people get paid Your thousand years are up, now you gotta share the land Section 1, the 14th Amendment says"No state shall deprive any person of lifeLiberty or property, without due process of law" Mr. Man, we want to end this letter with three words We tired a-y'all Tired, tired Said we're tired, we're tired Dear Mr. Man Hey, what's wrong, wrong with the present day? Man, just gotta get better Dear Mr. Man