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When I'm feeling alone in a crowd
And my voice ends up caught in my throat
I imagine the versions of me
Who live up to the story my mother wrote
Oh no
Once you get startted on a "what if," you never stop
What if I spoke without a shred of self-doubt?
I'd make a joke, and everyone would get it
You tell jokes?
And if you started brooding and drifting away
I would follow your footsteps and get you to stay
And anyone who tracks me will live to regret it
Wait
What if…?
What if…?
I've got dozens of what-ifs!
What if I was once again a mini dragon?
I would befriend the cats
and you'd be one, too, Hat Guy!
Not again!
I would nap on my favorite sofa in bliss
And the cats would let me without a hiss!
The patrons would love me and my best friend: Cat Guy
Put me down!!!
And, I've still got hundreds of what-ifs!
What if I had been the dragon Durin at the start?
Great, a giant you
No poison, no curses, and no darkened heart
Convenient
Without the icy mountain
Where'd it go?
Without the isolation
You'd have friends?
Maybe you and I would fly beneath the sun
And if you're that Durin, how did we meet?
And the damage that came with my name would not have been done
How much history are you rewriting?
I don't know
What if
(Deep sigh)
—hear me out!
—you thought of your own what-if?
I don't play pretend
What if you did, for your best friend this one time?
What if this game would end?
Picture you, but you're friendly, the talk of the town
Picture you, with your face, if your face didn't frown
Picture you if you knew how to have a fun time
What if—
What if…?
What if there were some other version of me
And he's free from the weight of betrayal
And he never learns the world is cold
If I looked in his eyes, would I recognize
The bright, hopeful light that my eyes used to hold?
What would he think of the way my life did unfold?
What ifs really are pointless
Hehe, I know
A what-if story is just pretend!
If life were only sunny days
We'd never grow or change our ways, and
Getting through the dark made you my friend
And I don't need "what ifs" to know you'll be here till the end
Perhaps
And perhaps… you will come with me to the party tonight?
…Fine
And my voice ends up caught in my throat
I imagine the versions of me
Who live up to the story my mother wrote
Oh no
Once you get startted on a "what if," you never stop
What if I spoke without a shred of self-doubt?
I'd make a joke, and everyone would get it
You tell jokes?
And if you started brooding and drifting away
I would follow your footsteps and get you to stay
And anyone who tracks me will live to regret it
Wait
What if…?
What if…?
I've got dozens of what-ifs!
What if I was once again a mini dragon?
I would befriend the cats
and you'd be one, too, Hat Guy!
Not again!
I would nap on my favorite sofa in bliss
And the cats would let me without a hiss!
The patrons would love me and my best friend: Cat Guy
Put me down!!!
And, I've still got hundreds of what-ifs!
What if I had been the dragon Durin at the start?
Great, a giant you
No poison, no curses, and no darkened heart
Convenient
Without the icy mountain
Where'd it go?
Without the isolation
You'd have friends?
Maybe you and I would fly beneath the sun
And if you're that Durin, how did we meet?
And the damage that came with my name would not have been done
How much history are you rewriting?
I don't know
What if
(Deep sigh)
—hear me out!
—you thought of your own what-if?
I don't play pretend
What if you did, for your best friend this one time?
What if this game would end?
Picture you, but you're friendly, the talk of the town
Picture you, with your face, if your face didn't frown
Picture you if you knew how to have a fun time
What if—
What if…?
What if there were some other version of me
And he's free from the weight of betrayal
And he never learns the world is cold
If I looked in his eyes, would I recognize
The bright, hopeful light that my eyes used to hold?
What would he think of the way my life did unfold?
What ifs really are pointless
Hehe, I know
A what-if story is just pretend!
If life were only sunny days
We'd never grow or change our ways, and
Getting through the dark made you my friend
And I don't need "what ifs" to know you'll be here till the end
Perhaps
And perhaps… you will come with me to the party tonight?
…Fine