# Lyrics to "Oughta Be"

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**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [October 1, 2026, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-oughta-be/1033498 "2026-10-01T02:59:49Z")\
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Oughta Be

Have you ever woken up  
from a Sunday morning suicide attempt  
And said “Why”  
And said “Why”  
And said “Why am I?”

I know exactly who I am  
And where I am  
What I wanna know is why  
Before I  
Depart again  
I wanna know why

Hey you out there, the one called God  
Are you out there? If you’re not you ought to be  
What about me? What about me? Do you care for me?

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**Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-oughta-be/1033498/2 "2026-10-01T03:00:30Z")

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**Post date:** [October 1, 2026, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/lyrics-to-oughta-be/1033498/3 "2026-10-01T03:01:02Z")

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No debate and apparently violating fair use.

I’m deleting the bulk of this.

**Moderating**