What If No Ones Watching Lyrics by Ani DiFranco

What If No Ones Watching Lyrics

    If my life were a movie
    there would be a sunset
    and the camera would pan away
    but the sky is just a little sister
    tagging along behind the buildings
    trying to imitate their grey
    the little boys are breaking bottles
    along the sidewalk
    the big boys, too
    the girls are hanging out at the candy store
    pumping quarters into the phone
    'cause they don't want to go home

    and I think,
    what if no one's watching
    what it when we're dead, we're just dead
    what if it's just us down here
    what if god ain't looking down
    what if he's looking up instead

    if my life were a movie
    I would light a cigarette
    and the smoke would curl around my face
    everything I do would be interesting
    I'd play the good guy
    in every scene
    but I always feel I have to
    take a stand
    and there's always someone on hand
    to hate me for standing there
    I always feel I have to open my mouth
    and every time I do
    I offend someone
    somewhere

    but what
    what if no one's watching
    what if when we're dead, we're just dead
    what if there's no time to lose
    what if there's things we gotta do
    things that need to be said

    you know I can't apologize
    for everything I know
    I mean you don't have to agree with me
    but once you get me going
    you better just let me go
    we have to be able to criticize
    what we love
    say what we have to say
    'cause if you're not trying to make something better
    as far as I can tell
    you're just in the way

    I mean what
    what if no one's watching
    what if when we're dead
    we're just dead
    what if it's just us down here
    what if god is just an idea
    someone put in your head

    I mean what
    what if no one's watching
    what if no one's watching...

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