[Produced by Wyclef Jean]

[Intro: Wyclef Jean]
(Here come the drums)
You ever woke up one morning and ask yourself this question?
(Here come the drums)
Check it out

[Hook - Youssou with Wyclef]:
How come ? How How come?
(Thugs wanna disrespect me in the clubs, how come?)
How come ? How How come?
(Shootouts over chickenheads, how come?)
How come ? How How come? (Here we go)

[Verse 1: Canibus]
Yo, as the universe expands
I contemplate whether it was God or the Big Bang that made man
Sometimes I wonder how come we can't live without guns
What would of been the outcome if the South won?
Think about that, son
What in the hell caused the assassination of Malcolm?
The federal communications commission
Listens to politicians in the position to make certain decisions
Like putting minorities in prison
To decimating the population of women, it's called socialism
From the United States to the United Kingdom
Aahhkk, spit into the sky and extinguish the Sun
But how come?
[Hook: Youssou with Wyclef]
How come ? How, how come ?
(How come I gotta wake up early to go to work?)
How come ? How How come ?
(The boss is still paying me little money)

[Verse 2: Canibus]
In the future, the location is planet Earth
The time and date is 1999, December 31st
11:59 p.m
The anticipation of what I think's about to happen got my heartbeating
We got less than a minute left before
The planet Jupiter is ignited into a star
I know it sounds bizarre, but it's mathematics
A specific sign for some of the planet's inhabitants
Those who understand know what I'm saying is accurate
Our country is corrupt from the President to the cabinet
In the year 2 followed by three 0's
The space probe Galileo will welcome us all to Channel Zero
But how come?

[Hook - Youssou with Wyclef]
How come ? How, how come ?
(How come you're not breathing now?)
How come ? How, how come ?
(How come we don't chill out on the violence?)
How come ? How. how come ?
[Outro]
(I'm a gonna take you to Senegal for a second)
(In case you know nothing about it)
(Check the culture)
(Yo Youssou tell'em something man)
How come ? Ho-ow Ho-ow come ?
(I'm feeling you kid, I'm feeling you)
How come ? Ho-ow Ho-ow come ?
(How come the record company's always stressing me ?)
How come ? Ho-ow Ho-ow come ?
(How come my grandmother's still on welfare ?)
How come ? Ho-ow Ho-ow come ?
(How come whatever)

[Hook fading out - Wyclef]
Yo '98 for the heavy weight
Wyclef Jean, Canibus and Youssou N'Dour
You know what I mean?
Now I'm going back to some America type o' shit
And I'm out