[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?