Track 3 of Patrick Porter's ‘A Swan At Smiley’s’ LP
lyrics
SCHOPENHAUER ROCK
(Lyrics by Patrick Porter, C. 2007)
If I was a good man, I would've worked harder
I would've been braver, I would've smarter
I wouldn't have been violent, I wouldn't have been horny
I wouldn't have been stupid, I wouldn't have been sorry
If I was an angel, I would've been white sheet
I would've been Ziplock, I would've been kite string
I wouldn't have been drunken, I wouldn't have been sloppy
I wouldn't have been deadbeat, I wouldn't have been soppy
If I was a Jesus, I would've been mother,
I would've been father, I would've been brother
I wouldn't have been loose-leaf, I wouldn't have been fucker
I wouldn't have been satan, I wouldn't have been sucker
If I was a Hitler, I would've been grimmer
I'd be even worse of a sinner
I'd send all my pet peeves to the ovens
I'd turn all the somethings into nothings
If I'd have been Gandhi, I would've been boring
I would've been shrugging or gently snoring
I wouldn't have been Colfax, I wouldn't have been D-block
I wouldn't have been Gunsmoke, I wouldn't have been
The man that I am
La la la, la la la, la la la, la la la
HOME!
credits
from A Swan At Smiley's,
released September 16, 2007
All instruments and vocals by Patrick Porter
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