The Temptations — Error of Our Ways

[Intro] Shooby-dooby-dooby-dooby-doo-wah (Shooby-doo-doo-doo) Shooby-dooby-dooby-dooby (Ah yeah, oh, oh) Shooby-dooby-dooby-dooby-doo-wah (Shooby-dooby-dooby) Shooby-dooby-dooby-dooby Listen [Verse 1: Terry Weeks] Somethin's goin' wrong Is it in the homes? Kids killing kids Ain't nothing safe They take guns to school And break all the rules It's a shame the way that we're living, ah yeah [Pre-Chorus: Terry Weeks & The Temptations] They're fighting in Bosnia And starving in Somalia From free loving days And now there is AIDS Our values have changed People acting strange You have to watch your back Babies born on crack, oh [Chorus: The Temptations] The error of our ways Can we correct the mistakes we've made? I hope it's not too late God only knows our fate The error of our ways Let's hope for a better day Something's got to change Let us pray Error of our... [Verse 2: Terry Weeks and Wanda Vaughn] Families accused of child abuse You don't know who's telling the truth Society is like a sword That needs killing, that's for sure Great forests are dying People standing in welfare lines Ecology is unbalanced It's a challenge [Pre-Chorus: Wanda Vaughn & The Temptations] A strange situation We lost a whole generation The news on the air Be careful of the colors that you wear The police are under fire (Oh, yes they are) Beware where you drive (Or you might get jacked) We gotta make a stand 'Cause things are out of hand [Chorus: The Temptations] The error of our ways Can we correct the mistakes we've made? I hope it's not too late God only knows our fate The error of our ways Let's hope for a better day Something's got to change Let us pray [Bridge: Terry Weeks & The Temptations] (Why) Are there so many guns (Tell me why) So much death among the young (Why) Oh tell me why (Tell me why) It's not easy for you to see (Why) Can't there be any peace (Tell me why) Can't we undo all the wrong that we've done, oh yeah (Why) Oh it's up to you and me, oh oh [Pre-Chorus: Terry Weeks, Wanda Vaughn & The Temptations] They're fighting in Bosnia And starving in Somalia From free loving days And now there is AIDS Our values have changed (Oh) People acting strange (Yeah) You have to watch your back (Oh yeah) Babies born on crack [Chorus: The Temptations] The error of our ways Can we correct the mistakes we've made? I hope it's not too late God only knows our fate The error of our ways Let's hope for a better day Something's got to change Let us pray The error of our ways Can we correct the mistakes we've made? I hope it's not too late God only knows our fate The error of our ways Let's hope for a better day Something's got to change Let us pray