Rascal Flatts - Why Lyrics

I misss you William!

This song is so powerful, I share it with everyone I can when I can't explain how I'm feeling.
I lost one of my good friends to suicide this year, only 20 years old.
Because of this I plan to take action and start suicide awareness.
Everyone should search for things in their community they can do/volunteer to make this more aware, because when people get hit with this heart ache most are unaware of the signs, prevention and help.
So please everyone! In memory of your loved one, do this for them!

My best friends brother committed suicide and this song makes me cry. I wish he had of heard this song... Life is worth the fight...

This song was written by a friend about a friend that committed suicide. Richard was in his late 40's. Leaving the stage has two meanings; Of course the obvious would be him taking his own life, the other is that he was a musician...so the words leaving the stage in the middle of a song really explains Richard. Hope this helps.

the meaning of this song is that he was in love with her. But he never knew that she was so depressed that she took her life, that's how she drew a crowd. She left the stage (the world or softball game) in the middle of a song (her life). He remembers her when she was 17 and playing softball, giving it her all, no matter what. After she committed suicide, he asked her/said to her lines 27-31.