What If Lyrics

It all started on the very first day

I wasn't born in the U.S.A.

But I dreamt the American dream

Heard stories of Tennessee

'Bout girls making it at sixteen

Oh, what I'd been able to achieve

But here I am, stuck in a small town

Built a home, making it hard to leave now

Haunted by a feeling of missing out

There will always be a road not taken

A mistake I'm not making

A version of me that I could've been

Maybe it's the edge of knowing that keeps me going

I wouldn't wanna miss this, I love my life as it is

But there will always be a what if

There's always gonna be the one that got away

'Cause of the wrong time or wrong place

Now look at all the open endings

Followed my head instead of my heart

Watched my fairy tales fall apart

This ain't what I was expecting

Now here we are, we've come so far

But part of me would like a fresh start

Haunted by a feeling of missing out

There will always be a road not taken

A mistake I'm not making

A version of me that I could've been

Maybe it's the edge of knowing that keeps me going

I wouldn't wanna miss this, I love my life as it is

But there will always be a what if

What if I left here, never looked back?

What if I sacrifice all that I have?

What if I get all of my dreams, but then it's not what I thought it would be?

So what if I stay, settle down, appreciate what I have right now?

Will these phantom pains of plans thrown away always follow me around?

There will always be a road not taken

A mistake I'm making

A version of me that I'll never see

Maybe it's the edge of knowing that keeps me going

I wouldn't wanna miss this, I love my life as it is

But there will always be a what if, what if, what if

Maybe it's the edge of knowing

That keeps me going