[Intro]
(Soft piano, distant guitar strum)
[Verse 1]
Why me…
Why take a baby ‘fore I saw their face?
Why let me pour my heart out, savin’ everyone’s place
Then leave me here shattered, breakin’ for days?
Why give me good insurance, some cash to stand tall
Watch it all turn to nothin’, like dust through my palms?
Why d***n me in pills, steal my mind, steal my light?
Take my smile, my backbone, my God-given shine?
Why let friends fade out like ghosts in the night?
Why leave me alone… under these cold hospital lights?
[Pre-Chorus]
Hours turn to weeks… weeks turn to years…
My kids watchin’ Daddy f***t through the fear in their tears…
[Chorus]
So why me…?
‘Cause I’d listen when others just won’t
‘Cause I’d speak up when the silence gets choked
‘Cause I’d stand when my legs gave out
Still screamin’ hope when I’m drowned in doubt!
Yeah, why me…?
‘Cause my backbone just wouldn’t break
‘Cause this heart was built strong to ache!
And if my story saves just one…
Then every damn tear was worth the run!
[Verse 2]
You took my baby… just to pull me close?
Shine a light on the wounds I hid the most…
Depression, the PTSD, buried so deep
“Strong men don’t cry, son, strong men don’t sleep…”
Fifteen years old, runnin’ fire and EMS
Seen hell on earth, still whispered “yes”…
We check on our brothers, we guard their backs
Someone did that for me—kept my soul intact…
[Pre-Chorus]
A thousand prayers flyin’ my way…
A whole damn town showed up… decided to stay…
[Chorus]
So why me…?
To slow me down, make me finally see
Life ain’t ‘bout things… it’s family!
Handmade love, not some store-bought scheme
Moments matter more than any damn screen!
Yeah, why me…?
‘Cause I’d scream the truth out loud!
Say “research them pills, don’t trust the crowd!”
We ain’t price tags, we’re human lives!
Profit shouldn’t decide… who survives!
[Bridge]
I lost my mind… my whole personality…
My laughter, my love… my gravity…
But when it came crawlin’ back… I finally knew…
How damn blessed I was… just to breathe through…
Friends walked away… yeah, that’s okay…
They weren’t built for the price you gotta pay…
Pain and vomit and weakness too…
The devil’s own work… I had to push through…
I doubted You… yeah, I’ll admit…
Screamed “WHY?!” every minute of it…
But You whispered “I got this… you’ll be fine”…
Took some time, Lord… but now I’m aligned…
[Verse 3]
Still mad my kids felt that stingin’ rain…
Watchin’ their old man f***t just to stay in the game…
But they’re warriors now… strong and aware…
Ready for life… ready for w*r out there…
I don’t sit in church every Sunday row…
What I do alone—only my God knows…
No judgment zone… just faith and the truth…
He met me… right where I stood…
[Final Chorus]
So why me…?
‘Cause I’d never back the hell down!
‘Cause I’d tell men “It’s okay… to d***n!”
Then still reach out for somebody’s hand…
Say “man up” means… “Take a stand!”
Yeah, why me…?
Maybe I’m just a brand-new page…
A different book… for a different age…
If one lost soul hears this… and holds on tight…
Then why me…?
Was always right…
[Outro]
(B**t drops to a somber piano, voice raw and close)
So if you’re drinkin’ alone tonight…
Swallowin’ pills just to feel alright…
If life’s got you locked in a losin’ f***t…
You ain’t alone—
Read my words…
I’m still here…
(Whispered) Yeah… still here…
(Piano fades)
