Why was your time on earth so short, why did you have to go
Why did you suffer so much pain, the answers, I don’t know
Why is it I’ve been left here alone, why did you have to die
Why could I not have come with you, instead I’m left to cry

Why is life on earth so cruel, why is earthly life unfair
Why was happiness snatched away, leaving me with pain to bear
Why has my life now been destroyed, why has it been torn apart
Why is my life so empty now, why has fate ripped out my heart

Why did the Lord take you from me, upon that fateful day
Why could you not still be here, and not have gone away
Why is it I’ve been left behind, without you, and all alone
Why is it that I do not know, when the Lord will call me home

Why can’t I smile, why can’t I laugh, I try my best, it’s true
Why is every day a lifetime now, it’s because I’m not with you
Why was your time on earth so short, why was it you had to die
Why could I not have come with you, oh why, oh why, oh why