If I Knew
from Levity & Novelty by Brian Woodbury
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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital AlbumLevity & Novelty
(Volume 1 of Anthems & Antithets)
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Anthems & Antithets Volumes 1-4, on 4 CDs, 88 songs, 5 hours of music, in a handsome slipcase. Includes a full-color make-it-yourself insert that turns into a ten-side art object - a pentagonal trapezohedron whatnot! Also includes downloads of all 4 volumes, with pdfs of the lyrics and art for each volume. Digital download codes for each volume will be emailed within 3 days of purchase.
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lyrics
V E R S E 1
Don’t know much about biology
I’ve forgotten all my history
Couldn’t pass a whiskey bar exam
That’s the kind of person that I am
What made the universe, I wouldn’t know
I wasn’t there a thousand years ago
Ain’t that much that I know much about
All goes in one ear and right back out
C H O R U S 1
I do the best that I can do
And maybe I don’t have a clue
But would it be a better world if I knew?
A truly better world if I knew?
V E R S E 2
Sure, I learned about the birds and bees
I know what makes my Hyundai go is keys
I get that dirt is down and stars are up
Sixty-four ounces in my super cup
I know statistics for my favorite teams
And stuff I read [past tense] off of some Facebook memes
Like lawyers cheat and politicians lie
The news is fake, but I can’t tell you why
C H O R U S 2
I do the best that I can do
And maybe I don’t have a clue
And would it be a better world if I knew?
A truly better world if I knew?
B R I D G E
You can tell me I’m dumb
But smart is over-rated
And I don’t care what you say
Besides it isn’t my fault
That I’m not educated.
Hey, I was just born this way
V E R S E 3
Don't know much about the dinosaurs
But I’m sure they're not my ancestors
I don't hold with so-called expertise
Spell my plurals with apostrophes
Science – that’s just theories you can’t prove
Climates that warm and continents that move
Your facts will not convince me, please don’t try
My ignorance – that is my alibi
C H O R U S 3
’Cause when I see what you go through
For knowing all you know is true
It wouldn’t be better world if I knew
To have to see from your point of view
And realize all the work left to do
I guess I’d rather I never knew
Don’t know much about biology
I’ve forgotten all my history
Couldn’t pass a whiskey bar exam
That’s the kind of person that I am
What made the universe, I wouldn’t know
I wasn’t there a thousand years ago
Ain’t that much that I know much about
All goes in one ear and right back out
C H O R U S 1
I do the best that I can do
And maybe I don’t have a clue
But would it be a better world if I knew?
A truly better world if I knew?
V E R S E 2
Sure, I learned about the birds and bees
I know what makes my Hyundai go is keys
I get that dirt is down and stars are up
Sixty-four ounces in my super cup
I know statistics for my favorite teams
And stuff I read [past tense] off of some Facebook memes
Like lawyers cheat and politicians lie
The news is fake, but I can’t tell you why
C H O R U S 2
I do the best that I can do
And maybe I don’t have a clue
And would it be a better world if I knew?
A truly better world if I knew?
B R I D G E
You can tell me I’m dumb
But smart is over-rated
And I don’t care what you say
Besides it isn’t my fault
That I’m not educated.
Hey, I was just born this way
V E R S E 3
Don't know much about the dinosaurs
But I’m sure they're not my ancestors
I don't hold with so-called expertise
Spell my plurals with apostrophes
Science – that’s just theories you can’t prove
Climates that warm and continents that move
Your facts will not convince me, please don’t try
My ignorance – that is my alibi
C H O R U S 3
’Cause when I see what you go through
For knowing all you know is true
It wouldn’t be better world if I knew
To have to see from your point of view
And realize all the work left to do
I guess I’d rather I never knew
credits
from Levity & Novelty,
released February 1, 2020
vocals & bass: Brian Woodbury; guitars & arrangement: Marc Muller; drums: Mark Pardy
vocals & bass: Brian Woodbury; guitars & arrangement: Marc Muller; drums: Mark Pardy
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Brian Woodbury Los Angeles, California
Brian Woodbury is a Los Angeles composer, lyricist and bandleader who writes musicals, post-modern jazz compositions, quirky pop, country songs and music for children's TV.
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