ThomasRedheart

<p><strong>Done Askin’ Why</strong></p><p><strong>Lyrics By: Thomas W. Peterson AKA RedHeart&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>&nbsp;©COPYRIGHT 7–4-25 All Rights Reserved ©</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>[Intro]</strong></p><p><strong>[Verse 1]</strong></p><p><strong>The truck won’t turn over, the rent’s overdue</strong></p><p><strong>A note on the table says,&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>“Ain’t comin’ back to you”</strong></p><p><strong>The dog stopped barkin', even he knows the score</strong></p><p><strong>Ain’t much left worth livin’ for</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>[Verse 2]</strong></p><p><strong>The preacher came by, said,&nbsp;</strong></p><p><strong>“You still got the Lord”</strong></p><p><strong>But I don’t hear nothin’ when I’m cussin’ the floor</strong></p><p><strong>The phone’s outta minutes, the fridge hums alone</strong></p><p><strong>And nobody’s callin’, they all moved on</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>[Chorus]</strong></p><p><strong>So I sit by the window and stare at the sky</strong></p><p><strong>Waitin’ on thunder or a reason why</strong></p><p><strong>I ain't prayin' no more, ain't even askin' why</strong></p><p><strong>Life ain’t a riddle I need to untie,</strong></p><p><strong>I’m done askin’ why, just lettin’ it slide.</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>[Verse 3]</strong></p><p><strong>The mirror don’t lie, and the pills don’t help</strong></p><p><strong>Just echoes and ashes and talkin’ to myself</strong></p><p><strong>I laugh at the bottle, it don’t even burn</strong></p><p><strong>Nothin’ hits harder than a lesson unlearned</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>[Chorus]</strong></p><p><strong>So I sit by the window and stare at the sky</strong></p><p><strong>Waitin’ on thunder or a reason why</strong></p><p><strong>I ain't prayin' no more, ain't even askin' why</strong></p><p><strong>When you lose everything…</strong></p><p><strong>All that's left is waitin’ to die</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>[Bridge]</strong></p><p><strong>One by one, they all pulled away</strong></p><p><strong>Like smoke in the wind at the end of the day</strong></p><p><strong>Now the silence is louder than hell ever was</strong></p><p><strong>And it don’t forgive, and it don’t let up</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>[Instrumental Bridge]</strong></p><p><strong>[Build]</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>[Pre-chorus]</strong></p><p><strong>Ain’t no callin’ it back</strong></p><p><strong>Ain’t no fixin’ this life</strong></p><p><strong>Ain’t no light at the end</strong></p><p><strong>Just the dark… at the end of the night</strong></p><p><br></p><p><br></p><p><strong>[Chorus]</strong></p><p><strong>So I sit by the window and stare at the sky</strong></p><p><strong>Waitin’ on thunder or a reason why</strong></p><p><strong>I ain't prayin' no more, ain't even askin' why</strong></p><p><strong>When you lose everything…</strong></p><p><strong>All that's left is waitin’ to die</strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>[Outro]</strong></p><p><strong>Yeah, I'm done askin' why</strong></p>