"Why"

Today's video is a recording of a song I wrote over twelve years ago when I was going through a rough time.  I wrote 11 songs that year--probably my most prolific songwriting year, and also probably the worst year of my life.  Glad I got through it and I still have all these wonderfully depressing songs to sing!  (Ha ha!)

(BTW For the music theory nerds among you, there is an awesome N6 chord in the bridge but it resolves in an unorthodox way. Enjoy!)

Music and lyrics written by Victoria Malawey © 2013 All Rights Reserved

Title: "Why"

Written September 2000

Lyrics:

Who are you to come into my life?

I don’t see who gave you the right

Perhaps it was me

I don’t know why we can’t have what we want

I don’t know why it’s so hard to accept

Tell me why we can’t play the hand we’re dealt

Tell me why, why this must be

We have shared the most two can share

But now it’s lost, of this I am aware

Perhaps it’s not meant to be

I don’t know why we can’t have what we want

I don’t know why it’s so hard to accept

Tell me why we can’t play the hand we’re dealt

Tell me why, why this must be

In our lives there’s not much time

But perhaps, perhaps you can’t be mine

I don’t know why I can’t have what I want

I don’t know why it’s so hard to accept

Tell me why we can’t play the hand we’re dealt

Tell me why, why this must be