Check the lyrics to "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" Gene Pitney ca 1962. Words are great for rational people behaving rationally. Unfortunately not everybody is rational and even the rational ones are often NOT rational 100% of the time.

Rodney King asked the question "Why can't we all just get along" to which the answer came along "Don't know: don't care. I'm gonna smash your head with this here brick and take all your money."

And lastly, it's very difficult to write with a bullet between your eyes.