Why can't it be me?
I caught a smile, why can't it be me?
It's been a while, why can't it be me?
Why can't it be me?
She feels so near, why can't it be me?
Someday,
when our worlds both have burned
We'll never look back, we'll never look back
Why can't it be me?
Who tells her how, why can't it be me?
Who loves her now, why can't it be me?
Why can't it be me?
Why can't it be me?
I tried to show, why can't it be me?
You never know, why can't it be me?
Why can't it be me?
She passes by,
why can't it be me?
I caught her eye, why can't it be me?
Why can't it be me?
It's hard to start, why can't it be me?
It aches to part, why can't it be me?
Someday,
when our worlds both have burned We'll never look back,
we'll never look back
I tried to show, why can't it be me?
She'll never know, why can't it be me?
Why can't it be me?