What If No One's Watching Lyrics - Imperfectly - Ani Difranco

If my life were a movie 

There would be a sunset 

And the camera would pan away 

But the sky is just a little sister 

Tagging along behind the buildings 

Trying to imitate their gray 

The little boys are breaking bottles 

Against the sidewalk 

The big boys, too 

The girls are hanging out at the candy store 

Pumping quarters into the phone 

'Cause they don't want to go home 

And I think, 

What if no one's watching 

What it when we're dead, we are just dead 

What if it's just us down here 

What if god ain't looking down 

What if he's looking up instead 

If my life were a movie 

I would light a cigarette 

And the smoke would curl around my face 

Everything I do would be interesting 

I'd play the good guy 

In every scene 

But I always feel I have to 

Take a stand 

And there's always someone on hand 

To hate me for standing there 

I always feel I have to open my mouth 

And every time I do 

I offend someone 

Somewhere 

But what 

What if no one's watching 

What if when we're dead, we are just dead 

What if there's no time to lose 

What if there's things we gotta do 

Things that need to be said 

You know I can't apologize 

For everything I know 

I mean you don't have to agree with me 

But once you get me going 

You better just let me go 

We have to be able to criticize 

What we love 

Say what we have to say 

'Cause if you're not trying to make something better 

Then as far as I can tell 

You are just in the way 

I mean what 

What if no one's watching 

What if when we're dead 

We are just dead 

What if it's just us down here 

What if god is just an idea 

Someone put in your head 

I mean what 

What if no one's watching 

What if no one's watching...