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Nenya
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What if he was not good or fine and I only knew him as an acquaintance?

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They told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn.

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What if when you wake you shall have all the pretty little mules?

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What if Tipperary was just half a mile down the road?

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Nenya
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quote:
Originally posted by Raptor Eye:
What if Tipperary was just half a mile down the road?

And if nobody special lived there?

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What if Nat King Cole had looked up an old girlfriend instead of dreaming of Irene?

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Dafyd
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What if Cyndi Lauper had decided not to drive while short of sleep and had taken a break at a motel?

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Amanda B. Reckondwythe

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What if you **couldn't** get anything you want at Alice's Restaurant?

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Kelly Alves

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What if Don Henley had taken a slug of Red Bull when his head grew heavy and his sight went dim?

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Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
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What if the hotel's lawyers had explained to them that their check-out policy constitutes unlawful confinement?

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Nenya
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What if that mocking bird don't sing but momma ain't gonna buy you nuthin' else?

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They told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn.

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What if the ants went marching 0 by 0, and just sat down for a picnic so the little one had a break from tripping all over himself?

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What if XTC's senses had decided to knock off at 5 o'clock.
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What if the working hours are 8:30 to 4:30?

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Lyda*Rose

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What if Don Quixote had decided that the impossible dream was... well, impossible?

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"Dear God, whose name I do not know - thank you for my life. I forgot how BIG... thank you. Thank you for my life." ~from Joe Vs the Volcano

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What if the robin had no sense of rhythm at all?

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Kelly Alves

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What if Johnette Napolitano decided she was still pissed off at Joey?

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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
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What if I couldn't have danced all night?

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Kelly Alves

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What if John Fogarty had taken advantage of the rich vineyard potential in Lodi?

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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.

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What if Jim Stafford had put down the spiders and snakes and loved her like she wanted to be loved by him?

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This is the last sig I'll ever write for you...

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Golden Key
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What if there were 99 bottles of Gatorade (tm) on the wall?

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Blessed Gator, pray for us!
--"Oh bat bladders, do you have to bring common sense into this?" (Dragon, "Jane & the Dragon")
--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")

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Kelly Alves

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What if the screen door slammed and Mary walked out in jeans?

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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.

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What if, early one morning, the sun had not been rising?
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What if I have seen the street of London, and am still a heartless Tory bastard?

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What if the world didn't see a new Georgy Girl?

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Blessed Gator, pray for us!
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--"Oh, Peace Train, save this country!" (Yusuf/Cat Stevens, "Peace Train")

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What if Alice Cooper had stayed at school?

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What if we built the city on middle of the road ballads?

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What if, when I was standing on the corner, there hadn't been any girls passing by?
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What if all the nice girls prefer a farmer?

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What if when the Spice Girls told us what they wanted, they only told us what they kind of sort of wanted?

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What if mares didn't eat oats, and does didn't eat oats, and little lambs didn't eat ivy?

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Kelly Alves

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What if Bruce went out for a ride, but first invited the wife n' kids along with him?

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I cannot expect people to believe “
Jesus loves me, this I know” of they don’t believe “Kelly loves me, this I know.”
Kelly Alves, somewhere around 2003.

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What if Alison Goldfrapp had been in love with a relaxed liberal machine?
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What if they're coming to give me a prescription for psychotropic pharmaceuticals that will help me manage my mental health issues, while at the same time allowing me to function with a degree of personal autonomy as an integrated member of the wider community, ha ha?
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What if the A Train had been coming from Harlem, because you were standing on the wrong platform?
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What if I was riding through the desert on a horse named Bob?

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Nenya
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What if she said, yup, staying would be a sin? Or if he said, no, I won't love you tomorrow?

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What if they allowed motor cycles in Nutbush?

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What if the revolution will be televised?

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What if she wasn't working as a waitress in the cocktail bar?

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What if all mortal flesh just can't keep silence?

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quote:
Originally posted by Schroedinger's cat:
What if your mind was filled with wind turbines instead?

Like the circles that I find in the turbines of my mind?

Yep. Describes it pretty accurately, really.

But what if you are not my sunshine - and more like a mysterious fog or a sharp wind?

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What if where Bono wanted to reach out and touch the flame one of the streets was named Privet Avenue?

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What if the donkey carrying Mary was quite large for its species

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What if the times were not a-changin'?

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Nenya
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What if Chiquitita just had something in her eye?

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What if your mother did know?

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Lord may all my hard times be healing times
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What if I wasn't going to Scarborough Fair?

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They told me I was delusional. I nearly fell off my unicorn.

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What if I kissed a girl and thought it was yucky?

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Schroedinger's cat

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What if you are to blame for bittersweet distractors?

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Lord may all my hard times be healing times
take out this broken heart and renew my mind.

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What if Leroy Brown was not even close to being the baddest man in town?

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