(Overture): Why, Why, Why?

Why, why, why is a word that I detest Why, why, why must I get it off my chest Someone always wants to investigate I know what they're looking for I could tell some tales that could titillate But then they want more and more Why, why, why is a word that I depise Why, why, why can’t you open up your eyes Someone always asks what it's all about They've been doing that for years Worry is a wait that we haul about Until it all ends in tears Why, why, why do we survive What can we be going to Why, why, if we don’t arrive Can't we share a drink or two Why, why, why are we alive What with what wе're going through Why, why, if we have to diе Can't we share a joke or two Why, why, why is a word that makes me mad Why, why, why is a word I think is bad Don't need to be told why you like a thing Don't need to be told what's fun You'll be growing old living like a king If you just love someone Why, why, why must we work until we drop Why, why, why must we fight to reach the top Doing all that you’re obligated to Dreaming you can be up there What if you get there, and you hate the view And then you find no one cares Why, why, why do we survive What can we be going to Why, why, if we don’t arrive Can't we share a drink or two Why, why, why are we alive What with what we’re going through Why, why, if we have to die Can't we share a joke or two Why, why, why Why, why, why Why, why, why Why, why, why