We've Had Enough
Michael Jackson Lyrics

Love was taken from a young life And no one told her why Her directon has a dimlight From one more violent crime
The loss of love made a young life suffer, and there was no explanation given for it. Now, she has lost her way due to another violent crime.

She innocently questioned why Why her father had to die She asked the men in blue How is it that you get to choose Who will live and who will die Did God say that you could decide? You saw he didn't run And that my daddy had no gun
After her questioning, no satisfactory answers were provided for her father's death. She questions the decision-making process of law enforcers who have the power to choose who lives and dies, even if God didn't give them that power. She notes that her father was unarmed at the time of his death and did not try to run.

In the middle, of a village Way in a distant land Lies a poor boy, with his broken toy Too young to understand
In a far-off village, there is a boy too young and innocent to comprehend the situation around him, and he is left alone with a broken toy.

He's awaken, ground is shaken His father grabs his hand Screaming, crying, his wife's dying Now he's left to explain
An earthquake jolts the boy awake, and when his father takes his hand, he hears his mother's dying screams. He has to come to terms with her loss by himself.

He innocently questioned why Why his mother had to die What did these soldiers come here for? If they're for peace, why is there war? Did God say that they could decide Who will live and who will die All my mama ever did Was try to take care of her kids
The little boy is left to question why his mother had to die, especially since soldiers are supposed to bring peace. Does God really allow them to make life and death choices? His mother was a good mother who took care of her children.

We're innocently standing by Watching people lose their lives It seems as if we have no voice It's time for us to make a choice
People are dying around us, and we feel helpless, but now it's time for us to make a decision and take a stand.

Only God could decide Who will live and who will die There's nothing that can't be done If we raise our voice as one
In reality, only God has the power to choose between life and death. Even so, if we come together and make our voices heard, we can conquer anything.

They've gotta hear it from me They've gotta hear it from you They've gotta hear it from us We can't take it We've already had enough
We must speak up and make sure our voices are heard because we can't tolerate any more pain.

Deep in my soul baby Deep in your soul and let God decide Deep in my soul It's up to me and I'm still alive
We must search our souls and lean on God to help us move forward. We must remember that we are still alive, and it is up to us to make a difference.

It's going down baby Just let God decide It's going on baby Just let God decide Deep in my soul baby We've already had enough
We must trust God and let Him decide what will happen next. We've already had enough.

They've gotta hear it from me They've gotta hear it from you They've gotta hear it from us We can't, we can't We've already had enough
Once again, we must speak up and make sure that everyone knows how we feel so that we can put an end to the pain we've been experiencing.