IF NOT FOR YOU
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If Not For You
Lyrics by Hal Pollock
Once upon a time there was just me
Lost and all alone and drifting out at sea
I never thought that I’d find someone new
I would have stayed that way if not for you
Always told myself that’s how it has to be
Living without hope a perfect tragedy
But then you came and made my life brand new
It never could have happened if not for you
If not for you
The sun would never shine
If not for you
My words could never rhyme
I would have stayed that way forever
If not for you
I used to tell myself it’s destiny
Nothing you can do so just you let it be
But then you came along and pulled me through
I’d still be lost at sea if not for you
I used to ask myself how could this be?
Now I found myself a new reality
There’s not much I know for certain but this I know is true
I would not be here if not for you
If not for you
The sun would never shine
If not for you
My words could never rhyme
I would have stayed that way forever
If not for you
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