[Verse 1]

I'm watching my friends all succeed

Honestly, they deserve it

But I'm selfishly over here asking:

"Why not me?"

We're all driving to the same place

I'm just stuck in the slow lane

I impatiently wait while they pass me

Why not me?

[Pre-Chorus]

When I'm down and biting the dust

A little voice is shouting "get up"

'Cause when it hurts, I'm brushing it off

Dig down deep and say

[Chorus]

Why not me? With the odds up against me

I'm not gonna let me down

Can't stop me, might be down for the count

But don't you ever count me out

I take shots of pain, watch that flicker turn to flame

Dig down deep, say, "Why not me?", yeah

[Verse 2]

Fixated, I sharpen my teeth

Underdog's getting hungry

I've been biding my time, I've been waiting

Hide and seek, what I'm missing

The thoughts of me giving up fade away

'Cause I live it, I breathe it, I can't be defeated

That's when I say, "Why not me?"

[Pre-Chorus]

When I'm down and biting the dust

A little voice is shouting "get up"

'Cause when it hurts, I'm brushing it off

Dig down deep and say

[Chorus]

Why not me? With the odds up against me

I'm not gonna let me down

Can't stop me, might be down for the count

But don't you ever count me out

I take shots of pain, watch that flicker turn to flame

Dig down deep, say, "Why not me?", yeah

[Bridge]

Hide and seek, what I'm missing

The thoughts of me giving up fade away

'Cause I live it, I breathe it, I can't be defeated

That's when I say

(When I say, when I say)

[Chorus]

Why not me? With the odds up against me

I'm not gonna let me down

Can't stop me, might be down for the count but

Don't you ever count me out

I take shots of pain, watch that flicker turn to flame

Dig down deep, say, "Why not me?", yeah