MAYBE IF


Maybe, if I had been less messy
You would've stayed
Maybe, if I had talked a little more
You wouldn't have left

But if I had done or were
All of those things
There wouldn't be
Much left of me
I would've betrayed my own self
If I had become what you wanted me to be
I would've traded myself in
For a plastic doll
For you to play with

Maybe, if I had sweetened your coffee
You would've stayed
If my hair were short
If my eyes were small
You wouldn't have left

But if I had done or were
All of those things
There wouldn't be
Much left of me
I would've betrayed my own self
If I had become what you wanted me to be
I would've traded myself in
For a plastic doll
For you to play with

If I had learned how to cook
You would've stayed
You wouldn't have left