| Song | That's Why |
| Artist | Michael McDonald |
| Album | If That's What It Takes |
| Look back loneliness, you won’t see me behind you | |
| Hey now emptiness, no more leading the way | |
| Go on desperateness, I don’t need you beside me no more | |
| Come on happiness, I can feel you gaining ground | |
| Hey now foolishness, I might keep you around | |
| Go on emptiness, I won’t look behind me no more | |
| I don’t rule you out, I know you’re there | |
| But I’m on to you now | |
| [Chorus:] | |
| That’s why, I won’t be down very long | |
| That’s why, I’ll be all right from now on | |
| That’s why, I get stronger everytime | |
| That’s why, I know this heart will survive | |
| After you’re gone | |
| You know I believe all we really have is time | |
| No use worrying, no use wondering why | |
| ’cause through it all, we’re only here to laugh and cry | |
| It’s meant to be that failure only brings another way | |
| Every heartache always has another day | |
| Come on loneliness, I don’t need to hide you no more | |
| I don’t rule you out, I know you’re there | |
| But I’m on to you now |
| Look back loneliness, you won' t see me behind you | |
| Hey now emptiness, no more leading the way | |
| Go on desperateness, I don' t need you beside me no more | |
| Come on happiness, I can feel you gaining ground | |
| Hey now foolishness, I might keep you around | |
| Go on emptiness, I won' t look behind me no more | |
| I don' t rule you out, I know you' re there | |
| But I' m on to you now | |
| Chorus: | |
| That' s why, I won' t be down very long | |
| That' s why, I' ll be all right from now on | |
| That' s why, I get stronger everytime | |
| That' s why, I know this heart will survive | |
| After you' re gone | |
| You know I believe all we really have is time | |
| No use worrying, no use wondering why | |
| ' cause through it all, we' re only here to laugh and cry | |
| It' s meant to be that failure only brings another way | |
| Every heartache always has another day | |
| Come on loneliness, I don' t need to hide you no more | |
| I don' t rule you out, I know you' re there | |
| But I' m on to you now |