She goes dark in June I know not to call Gallons of gas station vodka Fuel her free fall But memories never drown No matter how she tries Fightin' that old fire With all those tears she cries Why? They say everything happens for a reason But they've never walked in her shoes No they haven't lost two lifetimes more than any mother ever should lose Who says everything happens for a reason? I say everything happens Yeah I say everything happens It was far too late By the time my sisters woke Trapped upstairs in the playroom Breathin' all that smoke We don't know how it sparked Or how mom escaped But I know she'd give anything To take her babies' place Why? They say everything happens for a reason But they've never walked in her shoes No they haven't lost two lifetimes more than any mother ever should lose Who says everything happens for a reason? I say everything happens Yeah I say everything happens Sometimes we don't get to choose Sometimes it's just lose or lose They say everything happens for a reason But they've never walked in her shoes They haven't lost two lifetimes more than any mother ever should lose Who says everything happens for a reason? I say everything happens Yeah I say everything happens I say everything happens