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Why Me
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Why Me was released on January 1, 1987 by Ace Records as a part of the album Esp
AlbumEsp
ReleasedJanuary 1, 1987
LabelAce Records
LanguageEnglish
BPM130
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy

Lyrics

We lost his father while serving his country
This is a subject he never understood
Then why do we live here in poverty
In this run-down neighborhood?
He always asked
(Why me?)
Momma, I know you taught me right
(Why me?)
But the shoes still fit tight
(Why me?)
The answer's never easy
But still you try so hard to please me, yeah
I worked two jobs to keep food on the table
Nothing he needed was denied
Night after night I wondered how would I be able
To keep the truth from him when he's so dissatisfied
All the time he cried
(Why me?)
Why do I have to live this way?
(Why me?)
There has to be a better day
(Why me?)
If I only had my dad
This country owes me, they've taken half I had, yeah
It must have been too much for him
My phone rang late one night
I recall a voice saying, "Ma'am, we got your boy down here"
The truth was coming to the light
He said, "They took my daddy, now I've taken from them
And I don't think that's a crime"
My heart was heavy as I cried out to him
"Son, can you forgive me? I've been lying all the time
I thought I was doing what was right!"
(Why me?)
I did all that I could do
(Why me?)
I wanted to spare this all from you
(Why me?)
I might die and go to hell
But I told a lie, your daddy's in jail
(Why me?)
You just don't understand
(Why me?)
I lost my son and my man
(Why me?)
All this life I have pretended
Now just look at me and you see how it ended
(Why me?)
Why did it all happen to me?
(Why me?)
You got me here in misery
(Why me?)
I can't even go his bail
Now look at this, he'll meet his daddy in jail
(Why me?)
I got no reason to go home
(Why me?)
I gotta live my life alone
(Why me?)
If I told the truth he wouldn't be punished
But now it's me, I know, that's being punished
(Why me?)
Tell me why me
Why me, Lord?
Can I be blamed?
My whole family's shamed
(Why me?)
Written by: Jackson, Perkins, Shapiro

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