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Flobots - If I |
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If I hadn't been a quiet introspective kid |
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If I hadn't been a nerd, wouldn't have met with him |
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If we hadn't observed we'd be the best of friends |
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That preferred the spoken word to the toke and binge |
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If momma hadn't died when I was young |
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Would me and sis been so tight from jump? |
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If dad hadn't lost his mind to a disease |
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Would I be up here askin' ya'll to notice me? |
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In the dark times, didn't know where the path went |
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I was close to the edge like Grand Master Flash said |
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It was hands of my friends that held me back |
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Yes, without them I'd MJ keep slidin' backwards |
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Or be a hypocrite like some others have been |
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If that and the other hadn't happened |
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Don't know that I'd ever been Brer Rabbit |
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Askin' how many if's between hero and has-been? |
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If I, if I, if I had only known |
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That I would be a lamb to the slaughter |
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Now I know |
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If I, if I, if I had only known |
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I know, I bet it only makes me stronger |
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Now I know, now I know |
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Now I know, know, know |
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Now I know, now I know |
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Now I know, know, know |
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If I hadn't grown up in the 80's |
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Experiencing the various things that made me |
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Would I still be standing center stage |
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Trying to innovate new ways to demonstrate? |
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If mommy-daddy hadn't turned off Mork and Mindy |
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To inform us divorce was pending |
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Would him and me have spent these 23 years in a frenzy |
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Moving back and forth with such forceful energy? |
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I remember when I was a little baby |
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Lying there alone on my pillow casing |
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Upset already I could feel the aging |
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The urge to return was debilitating |
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And maybe I'm still afraid and need to |
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Cry a little harder for the world of play things |
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Stop looking back on these silly day dreams |
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Sing along with me if you feel the same way |
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If I, if I, if I had only known |
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That I would be a lamb to the slaughter |
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Now I know |
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If I, if I, if I had only known |
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I know, I bet it only makes me stronger |
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Now I know, now I know |
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Now I know, know, know |
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Now I know, now I know |
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Now I know, know, know |
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If I had known what awaited was unplanned |
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If I had known the blade was in a loved one's hand |
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If I had known of the possible injury |
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If I had known the altar was meant for me |
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But now I know nobody can predict events |
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And now I know there's cracks in the picket fence |
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Now I know that something else exists |
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And now I know a life can be built from this |
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If I had known emotions would still remain |
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If I had known that time wouldn't heal the pain |
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If I had known the intent of the injury |
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If I had known the altar wasn't meant for me |
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Now I know there's treasure hidden in these scars |
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Now I know there's presence in an empty yard |
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Now I know what it took for me to survive |
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But now I know where to go to become alive |
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If I, if I, if I had only known |
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That I would be a lamb to the slaughter |
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Now I know |
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If I, if I, if I had only known |
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I know, I bet it only makes me stronger |
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Now I know, now I know |
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Now I know, know, know |
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Now I know, now I know |
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Now I know, know, know |
