Rascal Flatts – Why

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You must've a been in 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

[Chorus]
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 a troubled soul, God only knows
What went wrong, and why you'd leave the stage in the middle of a song

Now in my mind I keep you frozen as a seventeen year old
Roundin' third to score that winning run
You always played with passion no matter what the game
When you took the stage you shined just like the sun

[Chorus]

Yeah, yeah, yeah

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

'Cause It's not like you, to walk away in the middle of a song

Your beautiful song
Your absolutely beautiful song

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Lyrics submitted by monkeybutt123

Track duration: 03:45

"Why" as written by Allen Shamblin, Robert Mathes

Lyrics © EMI Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group

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    My Opinion:Well this song is obviously about a 17 year old who committed suicide.
    This song is sooo beautiful..it makes me cry.
    I attempted suicide in August and I almost died.. Luckily, I didn't.
    It's taken until now to realize that life is so precious and beautiful.. You just always have to have hope. There's ALWAYS brighter days after those dark nights..
    <33
    Flag yellowdiamondson December 12, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:seems like this song was written about you..
    rest in peace GL<3
    Flag livetodreamxxon March 21, 2010   Link
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    Memory:Everytime I think of this song I think of my friend who passed away a year ago this month. It changes your life forever and it's something you will never forget. Though Rascal Flatts did not write the song, they sang it beautifully and captured the essence of what the writers were trying to portray (in my opinion). Miss ya Kels.
    Flag ksoxon November 05, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:Although Rascal Flatt's performs the song, there are Song Writers who write the songs. Some artist do write their own songs too but this song was written by Allen Shamblin who also wrote He Walked On Water, I Can't Make You Love Me, Life's A Dance, Don't Laugh At Me and numerous others. Allen wrote this song about a friend that he went to school with, Richard Roddy. Richard was very talented and admired by so many people but came to a very low place in his life when he chose to take his own life. Allen wrote the song while grieving and in honor of Richard. Maybe it will also help anyone else that might become that low to remember that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem, all things will pass. Believe in God and yourself to see you through hard times. We all have them and it is life's lesson to teach us how to grow and learn. I know that my most important lessons learned have included pain.
    Flag HuffmanLadyon November 03, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This song is so beautiful and deep ='(
    Makes me so sad, I love this song. <3
    Flag JustxKillxMeon September 15, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:R.I.P. Keith
    Flag bslayon June 15, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:very powerful song.. definitely about a young person and suicide and how people mask their pain and how even people who some think are living a perfect happy life go through struggles. I think this person was really good at things they did but couldn't take the struggles and since they hid their pain nobody could help them through it so death was the only answer to them.
    Flag tugboatlove1on May 02, 2009   Link
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    Song Meaning:i think this song is about suicide and how someone they knew killed themself. "song" being a metaphor for life, and how they walked away from life when things got tough.
    Flag monkeybutt123on April 13, 2009   Link

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