[Verse]
I heard your voice once in a crackling line
Felt like a stranger
Not a tie of mine
You had other kids
They got your name
But for me
It was just the ache and the blame
[Prechorus]
Was I invisible
A shadow in your sky
Did you see me once
Then just pass me by
[Chorus]
Why not me
Why not me
Was I too much
Or not enough to see
You gave them love
You gave them your time
Why not me
Why wasn’t I your rhyme
[Verse 2]
I chased your ghost in stories and dreams
But you were a page that ripped at the seams
You taught them to ride
To laugh
To live
But for me
There was nothing left to give
[Bridge]
Maybe it’s not answers I’m meant to find
But it’s hard to heal what you left behind
A question mark where a father should be
Why not me
Why not me
[Chorus]
Why not me
Why not me
Was I too much
Or not enough to see
You gave them love
You gave them your time
Why not me
Why wasn’t I your rhyme