If my life were a movie
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there would be a sunset
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and the camera would pan away
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but the sky is just a little sister
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tagging along behind the buildings
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trying to imitate their grey
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the little boys are breaking bottles
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along the sidewalk
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the big boys, too
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the girls are hanging out at the candy store
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pumping quarters into the phone
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'cause they don't want to go home
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and I think,
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what if no one's watching
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what it when we're dead, we're just dead
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what if it's just us down here
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what if god ain't looking down
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what if he's looking up instead
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if my life were a movie
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I would light a cigarette
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and the smoke would curl around my face
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everything I do would be interesting
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I'd play the good guy
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in every scene
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but I always feel I have to
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take a stand
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and there's always someone on hand
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to hate me for standing there
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I always feel I have to open my mouth
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and every time I do
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I offend someone
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somewhere
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but what
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what if no one's watching
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what if when we're dead, we're just dead
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what if there's no time to lose
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what if there's things we gotta do
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things that need to be said
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you know I can't apologize
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for everything I know
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I mean you don't have to agree with me
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but once you get me going
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you better just let me go
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we have to be able to criticize
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what we love
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say what we have to say
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'cause if you're not trying to make something better
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as far as I can tell
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you're just in the way
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I mean what
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what if no one's watching
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what if when we're dead
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we're just dead
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what if it's just us down here
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what if god is just an idea
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someone put in your head
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I mean what
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what if no one's watching
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what if no one's watching...
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What If No One's Watching
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| Ani DiFranco |
