Why Things Happen

[Verse 1: Darius Rucker & Charley Pride] You'll never know when your last breath’s Gonna fade like a July sunset Or how a tragedy like gravity Holds you still while the world keeps spinnin' It's hard not to question circumstances That leave you with nothin’ to say Is there some kind of message? Some kind of lesson? Damn, life's hard to explain [Chorus: Jimmie Allen] Oh, God, tell me why things happen Things happen like they do Leave you thinking 'bout how time leaves you It gets you all confused In the blink of a moment, gone 'fore you know it Hits you right out of the blue Wonderin' why things happen Things happen like they do, yeah [Verse 2: Charley Pride, Darius Rucker, Jimmie Allen] How a child that's just been named Can then be pulled from the arms of a mother Or a cross on the side of a two-lane road Holds the memory of somebody's brother You try not to question God and his judgement But, damnit, I don't understand [Chorus: Jimmie Allen & Darius Rucker] Somebody tell me why things happen Things happen like they do Leaves you thinking ’bout how time leaves you It gets you all confused In the blink of a moment, gone ’fore you know it Hits you right out of the blue You got me wonderin' why things happen Things happen like they do [Bridge: Jimmie Allen] Your heart keeps on beatin’ through all of those feelings That you thought you'd never get through There must be a reason our eyes are not seeing Everything we want them to, uh So tell me why things happen, yeah Yeah, yeah [Chorus: Jimmie Allen, Charley Pride, Both] So tell me why things happen Things happen like they do (Like they do) Leave you thinking 'bout how time leaves you (Leave you thinking 'bout) It gets you all confused (Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh, yeah) In the blink of a moment, gone ’fore you know it Hits you right out of the blue (Hits you right out of the blue) Wonderin' why things happen Things happen like they do, yeah [Outro: Jimmie Allen, Charley Pride] (Things happen, things happen) Oh, yeah Do, yeah Yeah