I DON'T KNOW WHY

STORY

A song about pride and the bridges it burns. "I don't know why" isn't really a question — it's the only honest answer when you find yourself standing at the edge watching the fire you helped light.

LYRICS

He said, "Don’t you turn your back on me"

As I turned and walk away

I said, "There’s so much more to this than that, know that I can’t stay"

It’s about a lifetime, it’s about just one mistake

If I stayed here I would blame you too

That’s a choice that I can’t make

He said this pride would leave me broken

Like a fool, that would never ever learn

And the wounds, they would all remain wide open

And in time, the bridges would get burned

I said, "I don’t know why"

And I don’t know why

I said, "Damn, your love and laughter, take them with you when you go"

Leave me in the wreckage, I’ll be better off alone

Could you spare us both the tears?

’Cause I can’t feel your pain

Save your breath about regrets, ’cause it would not change a thing

She said, "This pride has left you broken

Like the dream of a fool, that would never ever learn

And the wounds of the past remain wide open

As I stood on the edge and watched these bridges burn

I just watched it burn

And I don’t know why

And in the end, my pride was broken

Like the dream of a fool, who’d never ever learn

And the wounds of the past remain wide open

As I stood on the edge and watched that river burn

I just watched it burn

And I don’t know why

I just stood on the edge and watched it burn

And I don't know why

CREDITS

Written and produced by Kelly Collins. Remixed & Remastered at Tidal Light Studios in Beaufort, SC, with sessions between the mountains of North Carolina, Asheville, Beaufort, and Nashville. Featuring contributions from a roster of incredible musicians who lent their talents to the album.