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I DON’T KNOW WHY
(MICHAEL HAMILTON)
CP 2009 JOE BAG O' DONUTS MUSIC, BMI

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WHY’D YOU GO AWAY? OH YEAH
WHY‘D YOU GO AWAY?

I CAN FEEL THE WIND BLOWING THROUGH MY HAIR
AS I’M SITTING BY THE WINDOW LOOKING AT A PHOTO
FROM THE LAST TIME WE WERE TOGETHER
THINKING OUR LIVE’S WOULD GO ON FOREVER
I DON’T KNOW, I CAN’T SAY
I GET THIS FEELING WHEN YOU GO AWAY
YOU SAID TO ME DON’T WORRY I’LL BE FINE
WHEN THIS TOUR OF DUTY’S OVER AND I’VE SERVED MY TIME

YOU SAY WE DID NOT START THIS WAR
BUT TOO MANY PEOPLE LOOSING THEIR LIVES
YOU GOTTA DO YOUR PART AND FIGHT I DON’T KNOW WHY

WHY’D YOU GO AWAY? OH YEAH
WHY‘D YOU GO AWAY?

IT WAS QUIET IN THE CAR AS WE TOOK THAT RIDE
TO THE AIRPORT WHERE WE SAID GOODBYE
WITH YOUR UNIFORM ON AND YOUR HEAD HELD HIGH
YOU GOT OUT OF THE CAR ON THAT COLD DARK NIGHT
I DON’T KNOW, YOU WOULDN’T SAY
THEN YOU GAVE ME A KISS AND YOU SAID GOOD BYE
YOU WALKED AWAY IN THE POURING DOWN RAIN
THEN YOU TURNED BACK TO ME WITH CONFUSION IN YOUR EYES

WHY DO MEN WAGE THESE WARS
TOO MANY PEOPLE LOOSING THEIR LIVES
YOU GOTTA DO YOUR PART AND FIGHT I DON’T KNOW WHY

WHY’D YOU GO AWAY? OH YEAH
WHY‘D YOU GO AWAY?

WHY DO MEN WAGE THESE WARS
TOO MANY PEOPLE LOOSING THEIR LIVES
YOU GOTTA DO YOUR PART AND FIGHT I DON’T KNOW WHY




I DON’T KNOW WHY
(MICHAEL HAMILTON)
CP 2009 JOE BAG O' DONUTS MUSIC, BMI

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WHY’D YOU GO AWAY? OH YEAH
WHY‘D YOU GO AWAY?

I CAN HEAR YOUR VOICE AS I READ YOUR LETTERS
TELLING ME SOMEDAY THAT IT WILL ALL BE BETTER
WHEN YOU COME HOME AND YOU’LL HOLD ME AT NIGHT
AND GIVE ME ALL YOUR LOVE WHILE I GIVING YOU MINE

I’LL BE STRONG I’LL HANG TOUGH
MY LOVE FOR YOU WILL BE MORE THAN ENOUGH
I WISH THAT I COULD SAY WHAT’S ON MY MIND
THAT COULD BRING YOU BACK TO ME
JUST ONE MORE TIME

WHY DO FOOLS WAGE THESE WARS
TOO MANY RUINED BODIES AND MINDS
YOU GOTTA DO YOUR PART AND FIGHT
I DON’T KNOW WHY