What Would You Say - Dave Matthews Band

Have I a hope for half a chance To even ask if I could dance with you? Hmm-mmm Would you greet me or politely turn away? Would there suddenly be sunshine On a cold and rainy day? Oh babe, what would you say? For there are you, sweet lollipop And here am I with such a lot to say, Hey hey Just to walk with you along the milky way To caress you through the nighttime, Bring you flowers everyday Oh babe, what would you say? Oh babe, baby I know I know I could be so in love with you And I know that I could make you love me too And if I could only hear you say you do, oo-oo-oo-oo Well anyway, what would you say? Oh babe, baby I know I know I could be so in love with you And I know that I could make you love me, too And if I could only hear you say you I do, oo-oo-oo-oo Well anyway, what would you say? Have I a hope for half a chance To even ask if I could dance with you, Oo-oo? Would you greet me or politely turn away? Would there suddenly be sunshine On a cold and rainy day? Oh babe, what would you say? What would you say? How about it big boy?

Boys and girls, wanna hear a true story? Saturday night was at this real wild party There was liquor overflowin' the cup About 5 or 6 strippers trying to work for a buck So I took one girl outside with me Her name was Londy, she went to Junior High with me I said "Why you up in there dancing for cash? I guess a whole lot's changed since I seen you last" She said "What would you do if your son was at home Crying all alone On the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down I ain't got a job now He's just smokin' rock now So for you this is just a good time But for me, this is what I call life" "Girl, you ain't the only one to have a baby That's no excuse to be living all crazy" So she stared me right square in the eye And said "Everyday I wake up, hoping to die" She said "They're gonna know about pain 'Cause me and my sister ran away So our daddy couldn't rape us Before I was a teenager I done been through more shit You can't even relate to" What would you do if your son was at home Crying all alone On the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down I ain't got a job now He's just smokin' rock now So for you this is just a good time But for me this is what I call life What would you do? Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses What would you do? Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses What would you do? Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses What would you do? Get up off my feet! What would you do if your son was at home Crying all alone On the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down I ain't got a job now He's just smokin' rock now So for you this is just a good time But for me this is what I call life What would you do if your son was at home Crying all alone On the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry and the only way to feed him is to Sleep with a man for a little bit of money? And his daddy's gone in and out of lock down I ain't got a job now He's just smokin' rock now So for you this is just a good time But for me this is what I call life What would you do if your son was at home Crying all alone On the bedroom floor Cause he's hungry?

Crazy as I may Make my way through this world Oh, it's for no one but me to say What direction I should turn in now 'Cause I am the captain of this ship Wanting eyes and kissing lips The same as it was And will remain until I'm done and gone Strange, but it seems There's mutiny brewing inside of me now I don't want your pity Just the promise that I'll be alright 'Cause I am the captain of this ship Curious hands and fingertips The same as it was And will be until I'm gone Oh, I know I'm a dreamer Still think it's strange? I won't be here for long Oh, I know that I feel Oh, wait and go again, again Oh, look, I'm buried Like a cancer eating away inside of me I don't want your pity Only the promise that I'll be okay now But I am the captain of this ship Curious hands and fingertips The same as it was before here Here, back after all Why should I be hypnotized By the promise of a long life? Why should I hold hope In tiny, tiny dribbles that glide by? Why should I lean on everything upon? I won't be here long Oh, I know I'm a dreamer Still seems a truth I won't be long for here Oh, it's so, but I think I lay this On now your lips I'm drowning I am the captain of, oh, but, I'll be okay after all

Sitting out on my share of this Still hope the lord forgive me my sins Ten years ago down by the lake I saw my sweet love, her watery grave I close my eyes, still see her face I'd give my soul to take back that day Hello again, it's been too long Too long, too long, hello again You know you got what it is I want Anyway (could be "In a way") I'm gonna take it from you Hello you know you got what it is I want Any way I know I'm gonna take it from you Hello, hello, you know, hello again Wish I could not to never dance, man? Over and over, I'm gonna see her face It's like beside myself to gather around under me Over and over, I'm gonna see her face Blown away, on that day I am I am a waste of the flesh on my bones I am a waste of the air in my lung So go far from me, man, go and be saved This serpent, not God, pours through my veins Here we go Hello again, it's been too long Too long, too long, hello again You know you got what it is I want Anyway I'm gonna take it from you Hello you know you got what it is I want Any way I know I'm gonna take it from you Hello, hello, you know, hello again It's like a loach tied to me Over and over I'm gonna see her face Oh man it's like the devil's skin, man Over and over I'm gonna see her face Blown away, on that day, yeah, again Hello, hello, you know, hello again You know you got what it is I want Anyway you know, my love, I'm gonna take it from you Hello, hello, you know, hello again

Oh, we were above You were standing underneath us We were not yet lovers Dragons were smokes Bumblebees were stinging us I was soon to be crazy Eat, drink, and be merry For tomorrow we'll die Eat, drink, and be merry For tomorrow we'll die 'Cause we're tripping Billies And we're wearing nothing Nothing but our shadows Shadows falling down on the beach sand Remembering once, out on the beaches We wore pineapple grass bracelets So why would you care To get out of this place? You and me and all our friends Such a happy human race 'Cause we're tripping Billies We are all sitting Legs crossed around a fire My yellow flame, she dances Oh, tequila drinking Oh, our minds will wander To wondrous places So why would you care To get out of this place? You and me and all our friends Such a happy human race Eat, drink, and be merry For tomorrow we'll die Eat, drink, and be merry For tomorrow we'll die Sing 'em out, folks Eat, drink, and be merry For tomorrow we'll die Eat, drink, and be merry For tomorrow we'll die Eat, drink, and be merry For tomorrow we'll die Eat, drink, and be merry For tomorrow we'll die, yeah