[Verse 1]
I don't know why I have to cry sometimes
I don't know why I have to sigh sometimes
But there's gonna be a perfect day, trouble get outta my way
I don't know why, but I'll find out by and by
[Verse 2]
I don't know why I stand in need sometimes
I don't know why Lord my poor heart bleeds sometimes
But there's gonna be a perfect day, trouble get outta my way
I don't know why but I'll find out by and by
[Chorus]
You know the Lord he moves in mysterios ways
His wonders they are to perform
He plants his footsteps way out on the sea
You know he rides out, on every storm
His ways they are hard to understand
Sometimes no matter how hard we try
Sometimes I wonder why he lets something happen to me
Oh, I'll find out by and by
[Verse 3]
I don't know why I have to cry sometimes
I don't know why I have to sigh sometimes
But there's gonna be a perfect day, trouble get outta my way
I don't know why, but I'll find out by and by
[Outro]
I don't know why I stand in need sometimes
I don't know why Lord my poor heart bleeds sometimes
But there's gonna be a perfect day, trouble get outta my way
I don't know why but I'll find out by and by
I Don’t Know Why was written by Delroy Wilson.
I Don’t Know Why was produced by Coxsone Dodd.