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Jimmie Allen, Charley Pride, Darius Rucker - Why Things Happen (Official Audio)
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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jimmie Allen
Jimmie Allen
Vocals
Darius Rucker
Darius Rucker
Vocals
Charley Pride
Charley Pride
Vocals
Ilya Toshinskiy
Ilya Toshinskiy
Acoustic Guitar
Eric Torres
Eric Torres
Background Vocals
Evan Hutchings
Evan Hutchings
Drums
David Dorn
David Dorn
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmie Allen
Jimmie Allen
Songwriter
Brandon Day
Brandon Day
Songwriter
Cary Barlowe
Cary Barlowe
Songwriter
Tate Howell
Tate Howell
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Jimmie Allen
Jimmie Allen
Producer
Eric Torres
Eric Torres
Vocal Recording Engineer
Jim Cooley
Jim Cooley
Mixing Engineer
Ash Bowers
Ash Bowers
Producer
Lee Turner
Lee Turner
Vocal Recording Engineer
Milo Deering
Milo Deering
Vocal Recording Engineer
Andrew Mendelson
Andrew Mendelson
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
You never know when your last breaths gonna fade like a July sunset
Or how a tragedy like gravity holds you still while the world keeps spinnin'
It's hard not to question circumstances that leave you with nothin' to say
Is there some kind of message?
Some kind of lesson?
Damn, life's hard to explain
[Verse 2]
Oh God, tell me why things happen
Things happen like they do
Leaves you thinkin' 'bout how time leaves you
It gets you all confused
In the blink of a moment, gone 'fore you know it
Hits you right out of the blue
Wonderin' why things happen, things happen like they do, yeah
[Verse 3]
How a child that's just been named
Can then be pulled from the arms of a mother
Or a cross on the side of a two-lane road
Holds the memory of somebody's brother
You try not to question
God and His judgement, but damn it, I don't understand
[Verse 4]
Somebody tell me why things happen
Things happen like they do
Leaves you thinkin' 'bout how time leaves you
It gets you all confused
In the blink of a moment, gone 'fore you know it
Hits you right out of the blue
You got me wonderin' why things happen, things happen like they do
[Verse 5]
Your heart keeps on beatin'
Through all of those feelings
That you thought you'd never get through
There must be a reason
Our eyes are not seein'
Everything we want them to
[Verse 6]
So tell me why things happen, yeah, yeah, yeah
So tell me why things happen
Things happen like they do
Leaves you thinkin' 'bout how time leaves you
It gets you all confused
In the blink of a moment, gone 'fore you know it
Hits you right out of the blue
Wonderin' why things happen, things happen like they do (Things happen)
(Things happen) Aww-yeah
Do, yeah, yeah
Written by: Brandon Day, Cary Barlowe, Jimmie Allen, Tate Howell

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