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
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If I
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