Still you want to be near him As the crowd cheers him on ′Cause in your heart To you he will always belong You rocked his cradle, you rocked his cradle And you were there long before they opened the door to claim him Yeah, you were once a team After the same dream And you told him, just fight the stars up there, he would rise Oh, oh, oh, why (why) does it always turn out (Oh) oh (why) why does it always turn out Someone else, gets the prize? Someone else, gets the prize You sit in the front row As you listen to him sing But you know, behind the curtain Someone's waitin′ in the win And what did she do? (what did she do?) Oh, it should have been you (it should have been you) 'Cause you stood by his side when he tried to take his first steps You rocked his cradle (rocked his cradle) When he wasn't able (when he wasn′t able) You put the feeling inside of him You sang his lullaby Oh, oh, oh, why (why) does it always turn out (Oh) oh (why) why does it always turn out Someone else, gets the prize? Someone else, gets the prize Oh, what did she do? (what did she do?) Well, it should have been you (should have been you) You rocked his cradle (rocked his cradle) When he wasn′t able (when he wasn't able) You put that feeling inside of him You sang his lullaby, oh Oh, oh, oh, why (why) does it always turn out (Oh) oh (why) why does it always turn out Someone else, gets the prize? Someone else, gets the prize Tell me, why (why) does it always turn out (Oh) oh (why) why does it always turn out Someone else, gets the prize? Someone else, gets away with the prize Tell me, (why) does it always turn out (Oh) oh (why) why does it always turn out Someone else, gets the prize?