What If - Michael Monroe
I had a dream i was dancing by the fire
I was a native of this land many years ago
Loving my people and hating the strangers
Who came from nowhere and drove us all away
Now i find myself busted at this table
A few chips and my cards in my hands
Loving the game and hating the dealer
Ojibway watches as i throw it all away
But what if i were you in another life
What if you were me next time around
What if when we hate were really hating ourselves
I fell in love and we had a daughter
She was the center of my world for seven years
But love turned cold and i had to leave her
And to this day she wonders what was wrong with me
I thought for sure i could do so much better
Than my mother and father before me
Till i repeated their words to the letter
Words i swore would never come from me
But what if i were you in another life
What if you were me next time around
What if when we hate were really hating ourselves
What if were all in the same boat
What if we only think were special
What if when we love were really loving ourselves
Do you ever feel like you woke up
On the wrong side of the universe
Don't you just want to go back to sleep and
Find your way back home
But what if were all from the same place
What if we only think were different
What if when were lonely were just missing ourselves
But what if i were you in another life
What if you were me next time around
What if when we hate were really hating ourselves
What if were all in the same boat
What if we only think were special
What if when we love were really loving ourselves
Are we loving ourselves
