I've searched the open sky To find the reason why Oh Lord, why Lord The color of my skin Is said to be an awful sin Oh Lord, why Lord No, I cannot understand No, I can never, never understand Oh Lord, why Lord I've got to live and give Much more than I can give Oh Lord, why Lord Oh why, why why, why why Why why, why why, why Lord In this world it is no secret All the problems and hatred Oh Lord, why Lord Why why, why why, why Lord Why why, why why, why Lord I just can't seem to find why My every move is so unseen Oh Lord, why Lord Why why, why why, why Lord Why this lonely man must try And can have no peace of mind Oh Lord, why Lord I just can't help but cry The tears won't stay inside Oh Lord, why Lord Why why, why why, why Lord I've got to live and give Much more than I can give Oh Lord, why Lord Why why, why why, why Lord I feel the weight of everlasting hate But my strength will not grow faint Oh Lord, why Lord Why why, why why, why Lord I'll wear the chains So every man must see the change Oh Lord, why Lord Why why, why why, why Lord I ask no special kindness I ask no special deed Oh Lord, why Lord Why why, why why, why Lord Only peace and justice Forever more Oh Lord, why Lord Why why, why why, why Lord Is it so much to ask Even of you To be the same as the Majority Why is it that I must suffer Without even a cause And no one cares Oh Lord, why God I've got to live and give Much more than I can give Oh Lord, why Lord Why why, why why, why Lord

Why me Lord, what have I ever done To deserve even one Of the pleasures I've known Tell me Lord, what did I ever do That was worth loving you Or the kindness you've shown. Lord help me Jesus, I've wasted it so Help me Jesus I know what I am Now that I know that I've need you so Help me Jesus, my soul's in your hand. Tell me Lord, if you think there's a way I can try to repay All I've taken from you Maybe Lord, I can show someone else What I've been through myself On my way back to you. Lord help me Jesus, I've wasted it so Help me Jesus I know what I am Now that I know that I've need you so Help me Jesus, my soul's in your hand

So are we over now Do we just turn the page Or let the story end Do we just walk away Just like we never met I know we said some things And now you want to leave But maybe that's no reason To let a good love die {Chorus}: Why goodbye Why must it be this way So many words So many other words that we could say Why goodbye After all this time Can't we try Why goodbye Why can't we work it out Why can't we talk it out A little more this time Search through the rain and find A ray of hope still shine We can just close the door We still are fighting for We've come too far together To leave it all behind {Chorus} The road that I love is never easy You'll get lost along the way But in time you will find your way through We can make it through the bad times We can make it to the good times Through the stormy weather 'Cause we belong together

I remember Sunday mornings walking on the beach And that place we'd stop for breakfast with the old red vinyl seats The hours of the tide chart The way the sunlight danced upon your face The antique roller coaster you just had to ride I remember how you laughed at the terror in my eyes The colour and the detail Just like it was yesterday And I remember how you held me the night my father died I didn't have to tell you I just broke down and cried You're sewn into the fabric, the pieces of my life And I just can't remember why we said goodbye Up and down this Boardwalk lonely people sit I know it wasn't perfect but nothin' ever is The sails out in the harbour Are searching for the wind I just had to call you I had to hear your voice And tell you I still love you We still have a choice You're sewn into the fabric, the pieces of my life And I just can't remember why we said goodbye Everything I do Leads me back to you I know I just can't let us go There must have been a reason, but I can't remember now I know if I could hold you, we could work it out You're sewn into the fabric, the pieces of my life And girl, let's give it one more try 'Cause I just can't remember why we said goodbye