(Verse 1)
Another silent movie on my ceiling in the dark
Hearing promises you made that barely left a mark
You say I'm your "almost perfect," the "best you've ever had"
But "just a friend" is the only title that you add
(Pre-Chorus)
'Cause you can't see the prison that I'm in
This limbo between hope and how we've been
When the night gets quiet, I imagine what we'd be
Then the sun comes up and you're still not here with me
(Chorus)
Why, oh why, tell me, why not me?
Why, oh why, can't your heart just see?
I've got all this love I'm holding back for just one chance
Why, oh why, tell me, why not me?
(Refrain)
I'm waiting for you
If you only felt the way I do
So why not me?
(Verse 2)
I'd be the constant shelter in your every storm and strife
The one to build a future with, the story of your life
You talk of "someday, maybe," and a love that's yet to come
But I'm right here, and watching, feels like I'm growing numb
(Pre-Chorus)
And you'll never break these chains on my soul
Stuck in the space of having and losing control
In my sleep, you're finally mine, it feels so real and true
Then I open my eyes to a world without you
(Chorus)
Why, oh why, tell me, why not me?
Why, oh why, can't your heart just see?
I've got all this love I'm holding back for just one chance
Why, oh why, tell me, why not me?
(Refrain)
I'm waiting for you
If you only felt the way I do
So why not me?
(Bridge)
You'll never take the risk
To see what you might miss (Miss)
You'll never take the risk
To see what you might miss (Miss)
(Chorus)
Why, oh why, tell me, why not me?
Why, oh why, can't your heart just see?
I've got all this love I'm holding back for just one chance
Why, oh why, tell me, why not me?
Why, oh why, can't your heart just see?
I've got all this love I'm holding back for just one chance
Why, oh why, oh why?
(Outro)
I'm waiting for you...
If you only knew...
So why not me?
(Why not me? Oh, why not me?)