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