Flobots - If I
lrc by Jermen
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"d 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 been so tight from jump?
If dad hadn"t 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 hands of my friends that held me back
Yes, without them I"d MJ keep slidin" backwards
Or be a hypocrite like some others have been
If that and the other hadn"t happened
Don"t know that I"d ever been Brer Rabbit
Askin" how many if"s between hero and has-been?
If I, if I, if I had only known
That I would be a lamb to the slaughter
