She felt like Cinderella dressed in white
She wonders why she held on to her pride
"I'm sorry" doesn't always take the pain
She wonders if she'll ever
Get the chance to love again

Tell me why
Why do we have to hurt?
And why
Why do we have to cry?
Why do we feel
Like we're always asking why?
I pray for God
To help me through the days
That end in why

He watches all his friends at little league
He'd rather be out playing with the team
But he knows he has some good days, some bad
And today, he's a little weak
From the treatment he just had

Tell me why
Why do we have to hurt?
And why
Why do we have to cry?
Why do we feel
Like we're always asking why?
I pray for God
To help me through the days
That end in why
Why is my heart breakin'
Why do children cry
Why do some "I love yous"
End in goodbye

Ooh, tell me why
Why do we have to hurt?
And why
Why do we have to cry?
Why do we feel
Like we're always asking why?
I pray for God
To help me through the days
That end in why

Oh, tell me why
Tell me why, why, why
Tell me why, tell me why