The song was written by Knobloch along with Carson Whitsett.
The song is sung from the point of view of a man attending the wedding of his former girlfriend and sadly wondering why he's not in the groom's position.
"Why Not Me" was a successful release on the Adult Contemporary chart reaching the number one spot.
The single spent two weeks at number one and peaked at number eighteen on the Billboard Hot 100.
[2] "Why Not Me" also peaked at number thirty on the country chart.