What If It

(cathy majeski, sunny russ, stephony smith)

My world revolved around you
Every word was a promise i was hangin' on
Swept up inside a whirlwind
I just couldn't see the end till you were gone
I thought i would fall apart
With shattered dreams and a broken heart
Scramblin' in the dark

Chorus:
How was i to know
That i'd be ok
Thought i'd lose it all when you walked away
How was i to know

What i was so afraid of
Turned out to be my freedom in disguise
Now i know what i'm made of
Guess it just took some time to realize
I was blind i couldn't tell
Put too much faith in someone else
I gave up on myself

(tim nichols, mark d. sanders)

All the girls i grew up with
Got a husband house and kids
That's what everybody did after school
If i'd had a steady boyfriend
I mighta stuck around like them but
Back then i never had a reason to

L.a.'s like another planet
Had to live there to understand it
And i thought when i first landed that california's cool
Till i saw good girls gettin' outta control
Endin' up sellin' their souls
Oh no i never had a reason to

Chorus:
I never had a reason to stay
To not walk away
Nobody's heart was gonna break over me
I never had somethin' worth keepin'
Or somebody i needed
Like i'm needin' you
Baby don't you see it's true
I never had a reason to believe in love

To some love comes as a vision
To some it's a sweet baptism
Me and love had a head on collision
When i ran into you
Got some feelings i'm figurin' out
No i don't know exactly how
Until now i never had a reason to

Repeat chorus (leave off "in love")

Repeat chorus

(walt aldridge, bruce miller)

We ordered up one more bottle of wine
You told me your story and i thought about mine
You said when you lost her you lost everything
It all started having a familiar ring

So i asked you to take me some place quiet
We wound up at the river for the rest of the night
Somewhere around the break of day
I could hear it coming from a mile away

Chorus:
So don't say that word
Not the one we both heard too much
You may think you do but you don't
It's just the fear of being alone

Reckless hearts can clear a path
Wider than a hurricane's aftermath
We've both traveled down that road
Where in the name of love anything goes
Like a child in the night
With no one to hold you
And tell you everything's gonna be all right
I must admit it's been fun
But that's no reason to jump the gun
If this is real time will tell
So let me bite my tongue and remind myself

(sunny russ)

She can concentrate on workin'
Until her work is done
She can hold a conversation
As well as anyone
She'll fool you with sincerity
And if you didn't know her well
You would never see it
You could never tell

Chorus:
She's just looking for him
She's only rememberin'
She might look like she's ready
To fall in love again
But she's just looking for him

She keeps one eye on the road
And one on the other lane
Lookin' for his car
His memory's re-played
She searches other faces
Tryin' to find that spark
But no one new can reach her
Or fill her hollow heart

Repeat chorus

Oh you'd better keep your distance
Don't let her reel you in
She's not quite herself now
How could she be when

Repeat chorus

(mark d. sanders, tim nichols)

My cousin's gettin' married at the methodist church
That's why i stayed home from work
I'm supposed to hold the flowers
When the new bride kisses the groom
That's what i'm supposed to do
So what are we doin' with the windows rolled down
Twenty five passionate miles from town
Oh i love her like a sister baby but to tell you the truth
I'd rather ride around with you
The guy she's gonna marry's got money to burn
His daddy's a partner in some big law firm
Yeah that's how they're goin'
To hawaii on their honeymoon
First class to honolulu
She's never even set foot on a jet
I'm a little bit jealous i confess
I'd like to fly to hawaii
But honey if i had to choose
Oh i'd rather ride around with you
I don't care where this road goes
No i don't wanna turn around
Let go of the wheel feel the wind blow
Don't even think about slowin' down
They're tyin' tin cans to the back of the car
Wonderin' where in the world we are
The preacher's done prayin'
And the couple's sayin' i do
That could be me and you
There's way too many decisions to make
The length of the dress
The layers on the cake
Oh one of these days i might get married too
But i'd rather ride around with you