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ERIC CHURCH RELEASES LYRIC VIDEO FOR “WHY NOT ME” IN MEMORY OF LAS VEGAS VICTIMS
See Eric Church debut a new song for Las Vegas
shooting victims dot Eric Church performed at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville on Wednesday night and spoke at length about
Sunday's shooting in Las Vegas the holdin my own singer was one of the route 91 Harvest Festival
Headliners and dedicated a new song why not me - Sonny Milton a Tennessee, man
Who died shielding his wife from the bullets?
Church recalled jumping into the audience to greet his fans during his Friday night. Set I
Shook. Everybody's hand and I thanked them for coming. He said on stage at the Opry
I came back up the left side saw smiling faces
hands in the air and pictures being taken
48 hours later those places where I stood was carnage
Those are my people
Those are my fans Church continued tearing up and admitting
He didn't want to perform at the Opry or even play guitar
But after seeing an interview on CNN with Melton's wife Heather talking about how her husband was a fan of church
He was inspired to write. Why not me
before performing the new song
He pointed out two empty seats in the Opry where the Melton's were supposed to be sitting Wednesday night
They had purchased tickets to the performance