Oakland has an annual downtown Art and Soul Festival featuring local arts, crafts and culture. There is always a Main Stage with some impressive headliners and this year it was musician Shawn Colvin. The crowd was mellow and orderly as she sang her twangy acoustic tunes. I laid on the grass in the sun under some beautiful trees, absorbing the lyrics.
Colvin wrote I Don't Know Why for her daughter, she told us, 17 years before she was born. The lyrics touched my heart, especially as I looked up at the layers of leaves catching the sunlight.
I don't know why
The sky is so blue
And I don't know why
I'm so in love with you
But if there were no music
Then I would not get through
I don't know why
I know these things, but I do
I don't know why
But somewhere dreams come true
And I don't know where
But there will be a place for you
And every time you look that way
I would lay down my life for you
I don't know why
I know these things, but I do
I don't know why
But some are going to make you cry
And I don't know how
But I will get you by, I will try
They're not trying to cause you pain
They're just afraid of loving you
I don't know why
I know these things, but I do
I don't know why
The trees grow so tall
And I don't know why
I don't know anything at all
But if there were no music
Then I would not get through
I don't know why
I know these things, but I do
I don't know why
I know these things, but I do
