Sittin' on a porch swing, under the southern sky,

A whiskey in my hand, and a tear in my eye,

Thinkin' 'bout the girl who left, without a goodbye,

Guess I'll pour me another, and try to get by.

(Chorus)

Why did you leave me, darlin', why did you have to say goodbye?

Why did you pack your bags, and leave me here to cry?

Why did you break my heart, without a reason why?

Oh, why, oh why?

(Verse 2)

There's an old dog howlin', at the lonesome moon,

And a freight train whistlin', like a mournful tune,

I'm just a broken man, on the stand, where it all began, tryin to figure this one out

Wonderin' why love left,

Why’d i think it was true

Why’d it have to leave so soon .

(Chorus)

So Why did you leave me, darlin', why did you have to say goodbye?

Why did you pack your bags, and leave me here to cry?

Why did you break my heart, without a reason why?

Oh, why, oh why?

(Bridge)

Cuz I've been searchin' for answers, in a whiskey glass,

But the truth just slips away, like grains of sand in a hourglass,

Maybe someday I'll find peace, in the memories that’ll pass,

But for right now, I'll just keep on askin', why did love not last

(Chorus)

So Why did you leave, darlin', why did you have to say goodbye?

Why did you pack your bags, and leave me here to cry?

Why did you break my heart, without a reason why?

Oh, why, oh why, oh why, Oh Why ?