[Verse 1]

Why you with your long brown hair flowing

And you with your fresh tattooed skin

And you from the Western Virginia

That you'll never get to see again

As darkness descended the desert

And a bad actor starred in his play

Why you from Tennessee did life capture

And me from Tennessee get away

[Chorus]

And when the morning sun hit the mountain

And a glorious still calmed the breeze

I asked the God of all knowing wisdom

Why you and why not me?

[Verse 2]

Yeah the lord is my refuge and fortress

My God with whom I trust

But I'll never know why the wicked

Gets to prey on the best of us

Why you full of life and promise

At the top of your lungs so loud

My songs that you sang so sweetly will ring

In my ears forever now

[Chorus]

And when the morning sun hits the mountain

And a glorious still calms the breeze

I'll ask the God of infinite wisdom

Why you and why not me?

[Outro]

And every morning when the sun hits the mountain

And a glorious still calms the breeze

I'll ask the God of my salvation

Why you and why not me?

Why you and why not me?