| Why, why, why, why |
| Frontline, livin' on the frontline |
| I don’t care if you’re black or white |
| I don’t care if you’re left or right |
| It takes all kinds to make this world turn |
| So when will we finally learn |
| Our children are crying |
| Their futures dying |
| And there’s nobody trying |
| Why, why, why, why |
| Are we livin' on the frontline |
| Why, why, why, why |
| Are we livin' on the frontline |
| In the ghetto, there’s no wind of change |
| Just the same old game rearranged |
| Throughout the whole world, there’s so much distress |
| And there’s a feeling of hopelessness |
| And there’s no disguising |
| The whole world’s rising |
| Is it so surprising, is it so surprising |
| Why, why, why, why |
| Are we livin' on the frontline |
| Why, why, why, why |
| Are we livin' on the frontline |
| We gotta help each other (help each other) |
| We gotta help each other (we got to help one another, help one another) |
| Black, white, brown, all of you |
| There’s so much that you can do |
| For the man without a face |
| Make his world a better place |
| Don’t pretend that he don’t exist |
| Don’t force the people to resist |
| Bend a knee and raise a fist |
| Against oppression, no more aggression |
| Why, why, why, why |
| Are we livin' on the frontline |
| Why, why, why, why |
| Are we livin' on the frontline |