Wanna Know Why

Lyrics

[Rocky, spoken] Yo, meatbag, hold it [Thug, spoken] Got my two-hundred, Rock? [Rocky, spoken] Right, Mr. Gazzo, here you go But he only had a hundred and thirty I think he's good for the rest next week [Gazzo] Pfft, oh yeah? A little bird in the neighborhood Said you didn't do what I said you should And I just wanna know why [Thug] He just wants to know why [Gazzo] He's gotta pay what he's gotta pay You softened up and he got away And I just wanna know why [Mickey, spoken] Ey, Balboa, c'mere There was some guy here from Miles Jergens looking for you Guess they need sparring partners for Apollo Creed Here's his card [Rocky, spoken] They probably looking for sparring partners for Creed, you know? [Mickey, spoken] That's what I just said, you dumb dago! [Rocky] You know what, Mickey? I've been coming here seven years or so And you gimme hell every time I show And I just wanna know why [Mickey, spoken] Do you, now! [Rocky] Yeah! I wanna know where you're comin' from You put me down every time I come And I just wanna know why! [Mickey, spoken] You wanna know why! [Rocky, spoken] I wanna know why! [Mickey, spoken] You wanna know!? [Rocky, spoken] Yeah, I wanna know! [Mickey, spoken] Okay, I'm gonna tell you! Cause you had the talent to become a good fighter! You had the heart, and you could stand up to punishment like no man I ever seen But instead, you've become a leg-breaker for some cheap second-rate loan shark! [Rocky, spoken] I gotta make a livin'! [Mickey, spoken] You gotta have a little respect for yourself It's a waste of a life, kid A waste of a goddamn life