Cold nights sync into cold hearts
Hatred rings from misunderstood eyes
Greed plays a dreadfully heavy part
And all I know is to question why

Oh why oh why oh why
Does the blood so easily stain your fingers 
Oh why oh why oh why
Does your hate so easily linger
Murders on the street 
Innocence can barely sleep 
So troubled 
Oh why oh why oh why
Can nothing good survive 

Down in New Orleans Bourbon Street 
Storms of greed and rage take on souls
Like a voodoo charm on a haunting sweep
Spreading blood from young and old

Oh why oh why oh why
Does the blood so easily stain your fingers 
Oh why oh why oh why
Does your hate so easily linger
Murders on the street 
Innocence can barely sleep 
So troubled 
Oh why oh why oh why
Can nothing good survive 

Oh let that music and blues play
A sweet escape from all this damn misery  
Blood stained on the fingertips of greed and hate
It's all so fucking painfully confusing to me
Oh why oh why oh why
Does the blood so easily stain your fingers 

Oh why oh why oh why
Does your hate so easily linger
Murders on the street 
Innocence can barely sleep 
So troubled 
Oh why oh why oh why
Can nothing good survive 

Oh play that sweet sweet jazz to me
Play your soul I just wanna feel it all
That music takes me away and oh I feel free
Oh I'll dance my pain before I'll every fall

Oh why oh why oh why
Does the blood so easily stain your fingers 
Oh why oh why oh why
Does your hate so easily linger
Murders on the street 
Innocence can barely sleep 
So troubled 
Oh why oh why oh why
Can nothing good survive 

Oh why oh why oh why
Oh sweet music rescue me
Oh why oh why
Oh oh why
Make them all see
What they're doing is wrong 
Let love set hatred and greed free
Oh why oh why
Oh why
I'm so sad inside 
Set love free 
Oh why oh why oh why
Oh why

Oh why oh why oh why
Does the blood so easily stain your fingers