You must have been in a place so dark, you couldn't feel the light
Reaching for you through that stormy cloud
Now here we are gathered in our little home town
This can't be the way you meant to draw a crowd

Oh, why?
That's what I keep asking
Was there anything I could have said or done?
Oh, I had no clue you were masking a troubled soul
God only knows what went wrong
And why you would leave the stage in the middle of a song
Mmm...

Now in my mind I keep you frozen as a seventeen year old
Rounding third to score the winning run
You always played with passion no matter what the game
When you took the stage you shined just like the sun

Oh, why?
That's what I keep asking
And, was there anything I could have said or done?
Oh, I had no clue you were masking the troubled soul
Oh, God only knows what went wrong
And why you would leave the stage in the middle of a song
Yeah, yeah

Now the oak trees are swaying in the early autumn breeze
A golden sun is shining on my face
Through tangled thoughts I hear a mockingbird sing
This old world really ain't that bad a place

Oh, why?
There's no comprehending
And who am I to try to judge or explain?
Oh, but I do have one burning question:
Who told you life wasn't worth the fight?
They were wrong
They lied
And now you're gone
And we cry
'Cause it's not like you to walk away in the middle of a song

Your beautiful song
Your absolutely beautiful song