What If? Lyrics – D12

What If? Lyrics

“What If” is one of the most personal records on D12 Forever: Volume 1. The song reflects on the loss of Big Proof and explores the question that still lingers in the minds of his brothers and fans alike:… Read More [Intro: Melanie Rutherford]
Oh, oh, yeah

[Verse 1: Kuniva & Melanie Rutherford]
What if you never went clubbing that night? (What if?)
What if the only thing that happened in there was a fight? (What if?)
What if y’all talked, dapped it up and then finished your game?
Showed each other pictures of y’all babies while sharing they names
What if I was there to tell you, “Big bro, it’s time to leave” (Let’s go)
Or better yet, calmed everybody down and bought a round of drinks? (Yeah)
What if I can show you the future, so you can truly see
The outcome and the pain in our hearts that will forever be?
What if you saw that mausoleum and them tears shedding?
Not present, just an empty chair at your kid’s wedding
Seeing life roll by through the years, people switch up (Uh)
Watching your so-called friends and enemies go and clique up (Ooh, ooh, woo)
Seeing everything that you built up turn to ashes (What?)
Witnessing egos, pride, and lies destroy the fabric of trust
If I can go back and show you this madness
Better yet, what if you lived and none of this shit never happened? (Ooh)

[Chorus: Melanie Rutherford & Kuniva]
If I could take it all back, I would, I would (What if?)
If I could heal all your wounds, I would, I would (What if? Ooh)
‘Cause life just don’t feel the same without ya (What if? Without ya)
If I could, if I could, I would (What if? If I could)

[Verse 2: Swifty McVay & Melanie Rutherford]
What if your grandmother didn’t live around the corner?
What if me and my other brothers didn’t pull up on ya? (What up, though?)
What if we didn’t battle each other, creating a bond
And we’re strangers where I couldn’t see you getting older?
What if we picked up Bugz and told him (Yeah)
“Let’s go to an open mic,” and he wouldn’t have gotten his life stolen? (Man, uh-uh)
What if these cobras wasn’t plotting with motors?
They don’t want us to prosper, they wanna stop us from growing (Oh, oh)
Now what if, Proof, I was with you that night and that morning?
And right after performing, I would’ve stopped you from going
To that after hours ’cause normally cowards be tryna follow (Yeah)
What if I hollered and told you, “Let’s try to come back tomorrow” (Ooh, oh, oh, oh)
But God’s holding a crystal ball and watching us drown in our teardrops
Full of sorrow with time that’s really borrowed (Ooh)
I’m crying, my mind just won’t allow me to stop wondering (Oh, oh, oh, oh)
What if I was standing right beside Deshaun?

[Chorus: Melanie Rutherford & Kuniva]
If I could take it all back, I would, I would (What if? I would)
If I could heal all your wounds, I would, I would (What if? Yeah, yeah, yeah)
‘Cause life just don’t feel the same without ya (What if? Don’t feel)
If I could, if I could, I would (What if? If I could)

[Bridge: Melanie Rutherford]
I wish that I could hear your voice
I’d say, “Go home, you have a choice” (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
Your voice can never be replaced (Oh, can never be, yeah)
I wish I could see your face, your face
I wish that I could hear your voice
I’d say, “Go home, you have a choice” (Yeah)
Your voice can never be replaced (Ooh, ooh, ooh)
I wish I could see your face

[Chorus: Melanie Rutherford & Kuniva]
If I could take it all back, I would, I would (What if? If I could, I would, I would, oh, yeah)
If I could heal all your wounds, I would, I would (What if? Oh, we miss you bad)
‘Cause life just don’t feel the same without ya (What if? Oh, oh, oh, oh)
If I could, if I could, I would (What if? If I could)

[Outro: Melanie Rutherford & Kuniva]
What if?
Oh, oh
What if?
Oh, oh
What if?
Oh, oh
What if?
What if? What if? What if?
If I could, I would
Oh, oh, oh