[Chorus]
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, could I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, could I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
[Verse 1]
Right from the day I was born, people had a problem with me
But I was too blind to see from north to 16
I was bullied and tormented, pushed, laughed at and worse
Silenced and shushed, in and out of school, beaten and cursed
I was a nice child, caring, sharin’, always happy
Confident, center of attention, keep you laughing
But in pre-school, I was misfit, primary—an outcast
Teachers and students just wishin’ that I would come last
Pushed in a pool and had my head held underwater
‘Til I oughta have died, playin’ along and gettin’ slaughtered
Getting tortured and teased, my hair pulled while I was on my knees
Begging please, when will someone root for me?
[Chorus]
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, could I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, could I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
[Verse 2]
I was taught that if you be yourself you can achieve greatness
No matter what, I didn’t stop, even when I saw the haters and chasers
They said my talents were all worthless and wasted, but let’s face it
It didn’t stop me, just a jealousy taste
When people said I would be nothin’, I put their hopes in a coffin’
There’s nothin’ stoppin’ me now, only me stoppin’ their scoffin’
When I was pushed into lockers, bottles thrown at me and racial attacks
They must step back, when they see just where I’m at
‘Cause I must confess, I can’t regress
You know I had success, no bitterness, just call me blessed
‘Cause I, I love you all for every little thing you did to me
Your frenzy of envy, aiding creativity
[Chorus]
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, could I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, could I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, would I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, would I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
[Bridge]
Who would have thought that you never could brea-ak me?
Who would have thought that you only could sha-ake me?
Who would have thought that you never could take, take me down?
Down, down, down, down, down, down
[Chorus]
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, would I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, would I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, would I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
If I saw you now, what would I say?
If I saw you now, would I walk away? No...
If I saw you now, could I hold it all back?
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
If I saw you now
