If it was up to me, I'd never look both
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Ways before crossing the street
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If it was up to me, I'd never wear my
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Seatbelt, and I'd probably still speed
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If it was up to me, I never would have
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Smiled in any pictures
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I'd most likely sleep all day
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If I could just relax for awhile
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So you better come quick
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I'm about to do something foolish
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If you could be so kind
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As to call the police
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I swear this time
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It's not just for attention
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But I also know that you have heard that
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From me once before
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If it was up to you,
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I would never swear around people
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I'm supposed to respect
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If it was up to you, I'd keep in touch with
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Friends from the past
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Even though they never last
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If it was up to you,
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I'd always say my prayers before I ate
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And before I went to sleep
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If it was up to you, I'd be happy and I'd
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Write songs that made you happy too
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I can't seem to care much for these things
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That you call life
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So you better come quick
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I'm about to do something foolish
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If you could be so kind
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As to call the police
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I swear this time
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It's not just for attention
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I don't want the topic to change
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I couldn't ever tell you, to your face
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That I've only been pretending
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To enjoy this place
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It's all been make believe
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And it's mostly in my head
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The problem is we only guess
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Where we go when we finally rest
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Will it be better than where we are now
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Still I'd like to believe
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It's better than here
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Better than where we are
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Better than here
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We've forgotten what we're here for
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Or maybe we never knew
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If a simple life is what we want
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Why are we so confused?
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Cuz we all want a happy ending
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But we're tired of children's books
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We're tired of feeling useless
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And we're tired of dirty looks
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I swear we used to feel things
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Or at least we cried real tears
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We used to say I'm sorry
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But we haven't now for years
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So forgive us of our sins
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Before we make our move
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Let us die in peace
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So we never have to choose
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If It Was Up To Me
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Stabilo |