Michael Alexander's original song "Why So"


There are times that you run and times that you walk
Some thoughts you write and some thoughts you talk
There's a change in the weather and it's greeted with shock
I don't know, why so

There are times that you cry and times that you smile
There are days when the sunshine don't last a long while
And when this is the case you'll act like a child
I don't know, why so

We fear dying, we fear trying
God forbid we look like fools
And the evening is so deceiving
Sometimes you must break the rules

Leave the pain behind, realize it don't hurt
While it's not the best feeling it could be much worse
Like a mother left weeping beside a hearse
I don't know, why so

This hour is dimmer than the one it proceeds
It must mean the night is within our reach
Don't be afraid of the darkness, it's got plenty to teach
I don't know, why so

We fear laughing at the wrong time
God forbid we appear to be too nice
It's the reason we're not teasing
Sometimes you've gotta role the dice

We fear dying, we fear trying
God forbid we look like fools
And the evening is so deceiving
Sometimes you must break the rules
Sometimes you gotta break the rules

Can somebody tell me why I should get in line?
Or live by the standards that others define?
Or retreat to a predetermined state of mind?
I don't know, why so