It must' a been a place so dark, couldn't feel the light
Reachin' for you through that stormy cloud
Now here we are gathered in our little home town
This can't be the way you meant to draw a crowd
Oh why that's what I keep askin'
Was there anything I could have said or done
Oh I had no clue you were masking the troubled soul, God only knows
What went wrong and why you'd leave the stage in the middle of a song
Mmmmmmm
Now in my mind I keep you frozen as a seventeen year old
rounding third to score the winning run
You always played with passion no matter what the game
When you took the stage you shined just like the sun
Oh why that's what I keep askin'
Was there anything I could have said or done
Oh I had no clue you were masking the troubled soul, God only knows
What went wrong and why you'd leave the stage in the middle of a song
Yah yah yah
Now the oak trees are swayin' in the early autumn breeze
The golden sun is shining on my face
The tangled thoughts I hear a mockingbird sing
This old world really ain't that bad a place
Oh why there's no comprehending
And who am I to try to judge or explain
Oh but I do have one burning question
Who told you life wasn't worth the fight
They were wrong
They lied
And now you're gone
And we cried
'Coz It's not like you to walk away in the middle of a song
Your beautiful song
Your absolutely beautiful song
Reachin' for you through that stormy cloud
Now here we are gathered in our little home town
This can't be the way you meant to draw a crowd
Oh why that's what I keep askin'
Was there anything I could have said or done
Oh I had no clue you were masking the troubled soul, God only knows
What went wrong and why you'd leave the stage in the middle of a song
Mmmmmmm
Now in my mind I keep you frozen as a seventeen year old
rounding third to score the winning run
You always played with passion no matter what the game
When you took the stage you shined just like the sun
Oh why that's what I keep askin'
Was there anything I could have said or done
Oh I had no clue you were masking the troubled soul, God only knows
What went wrong and why you'd leave the stage in the middle of a song
Yah yah yah
Now the oak trees are swayin' in the early autumn breeze
The golden sun is shining on my face
The tangled thoughts I hear a mockingbird sing
This old world really ain't that bad a place
Oh why there's no comprehending
And who am I to try to judge or explain
Oh but I do have one burning question
Who told you life wasn't worth the fight
They were wrong
They lied
And now you're gone
And we cried
'Coz It's not like you to walk away in the middle of a song
Your beautiful song
Your absolutely beautiful song
song info:
Verified yes
LanguageEnglish
Rank−
Duration00:04:05
Charts
Copyright ©Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group
WriterChad James Elliott, Melissa A. Elliott, Alvin Germaine West, Paul C. Boutte
Lyrics licensed byLyricFind
AddedApril 4th, 2009
Last updatedApril 8th, 2017
About"Why" is a song recorded by American country band Rascal Flatts. It is the third single from their sixth studio album, Unstoppable. It was released to radio stations on September 29, 2009 and debuted at number 44 on the U.S. Billboard US Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of October 10, 2009. It was written by Rob Mathes and Allen Shamblin.
The song was recorded earlier by Faith Hill for her 2005 album Fireflies however it didn't make the final cut. It was eventually released in 2016 on Deep Tracks.
The song is a slow-tempo song, sung from the perspective of a man whose close friend has committed suicide. All three members of Rascal Flatts said that they had difficulty recording the song, because they all knew someone close to them that committed suicide.
Roughstock gave the song a favourable review. Bobby Peacock of the website says of the song, "The lyrics alone are beautiful." Chris Neal of Country Weekly gave it three stars out of five, saying that lead singer Gary LeVox "handles the lyric as delicately as its subject matter[,] calls for" but said that the "climactic arena rock guitar solo[,]rob[s] some of the song of its intimacy."
"Why" peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for November 14, 2009. It held the peak before falling to number 19 on the week of November 28 before returning to number 18 a week later. The song did not reach the Billboard Hot 100 proper, but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, which is equivalent to number 102 on Hot 100. It was the lowest-peaking official single release of Rascal Flatts' career until "Payback" reached number 21 in October 2014.
The song was recorded earlier by Faith Hill for her 2005 album Fireflies however it didn't make the final cut. It was eventually released in 2016 on Deep Tracks.
The song is a slow-tempo song, sung from the perspective of a man whose close friend has committed suicide. All three members of Rascal Flatts said that they had difficulty recording the song, because they all knew someone close to them that committed suicide.
Roughstock gave the song a favourable review. Bobby Peacock of the website says of the song, "The lyrics alone are beautiful." Chris Neal of Country Weekly gave it three stars out of five, saying that lead singer Gary LeVox "handles the lyric as delicately as its subject matter[,] calls for" but said that the "climactic arena rock guitar solo[,]rob[s] some of the song of its intimacy."
"Why" peaked at number 18 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs charts dated for November 14, 2009. It held the peak before falling to number 19 on the week of November 28 before returning to number 18 a week later. The song did not reach the Billboard Hot 100 proper, but peaked at number 2 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100, which is equivalent to number 102 on Hot 100. It was the lowest-peaking official single release of Rascal Flatts' career until "Payback" reached number 21 in October 2014.
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