What Would You Say

Album: Under The Table And Dreaming (1994)
Charted: 22
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  • Up and down the puppies' hair
    Fleas and ticks jump everywhere
    'Cause of original sin
    Down the hill fell Jack and Jill
    And you came tumbling after
    'Cause of original sin

    Rip away the tears
    Drink a hope to happy years
    And you may find
    A lifetime's passed you by

    What would you say?
    Don't drop the big one
    If you a monkey on a string
    Don't cut my lifeline
    If you a doggie on a chain
    Don't bite the mailman
    What would you say?

    I was there when the bear
    Ate his head, thought it was a candy
    Everyone goes in the end
    Knock, knock on the door
    Who's it for? There's nobody in here
    Look in the mirror, my friend

    I don't understand at best
    I cannot speak for all the rest
    In the morning rise a lifetime's passed me by

    What would you say?
    (Don't drop the big one)
    If you a monkey on a string
    (Don't cut my lifeline)
    If you a doggie on a chain
    (Don't bite the mailman)
    What would you say?

    Every dog has his day, every day has its way
    Of being forgotten, "Mom, it's my birthday"
    Would you say
    And what could you say?
    What would you say?

    I was there when the bear
    Ate his head, thought it was a candy
    Everyone goes in the end
    Knock, knock on the door
    Who's it for? There's nobody in here
    Look in the mirror, my friend

    I don't understand at best
    Cannot speak for all the rest
    Morning rise a lifetime's passed me by
    What would you say? Writer/s: David John Matthews
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 1

  • Ras from Mexico CityI think this nonsensical lyric refeers on bad desicions in life and how silly it is. Sometimes is difficult to describe what happened in life, so thats why "What Would You Say?"
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