What I Know Now (2019 Original Demo)

Lyrics

[MISS ARGENTINA] I was hot I went to parties a lot I was driving Lamborghinis Sipping super-dry martinis In the tiniest bikinis on a yacht But I was a mess I was completely depressed An unhappy beauty queen Who dreamed to be Miss Argentina I had such low self-esteem I was obsessed But I gave it all up for the netherworld I've been here forever, girl If I was more clever, girl I would've stuck it out Knowing that life's about Pain and joy and suffering Failing but recovering Too late for discovering Life can be a big mess But anything is better than this Yes If I knew then What I know now I would have sucked it up And stuck it out somehow If I only knew The truth back then I wouldn't have had my little "accident" No offence The life you knew is past tense And you can forget the sweet reunion With the loved ones that you knew Because this place is fucking huge Excuse my French Don't be upset Everyone who's dead has regrets Ask any Tom and Dick and Sue Who is waiting in this room There's a truth that living people just don't get [COMPANY, alternating lines] All of the things I left unsaid Could've gone home but worked instead I wish I never smoked in bed I scubaed in the dark, and then I met this shark Couldn't commit, I never wed I was anti-vax, now I'm dead Angry pygmy shrunk my head [COMPANY, together] Why did it take death to see Happiness was up to me [ALL] If I knew then What I know now I would've laughed and danced And lanced every sacred cow I thought I knew But I was wrong 'Cause life is short And death is super long [FOOTBALL PLAYER] Grew up poor, five miles from Tulsa Forced to play ball, but I wanted to salsa Daddy was strict, so I hid my dream away Pop was so proud when I got drafted Pushed my dream down, scared that I'd get laughed at I lived a lie because I was afraid I was a quarterback with skill But something in me was unfulfilled I caught a flight, then I got killed Never even got the chance To say, 'Hey Papa, watch me dance' [INSTRUMENTAL] [MISS ARGENTINA, (ENSEMBLE)] If I knew then, (If I knew) What I know now, (What I know now) [ALL] I would've crossed every line And drank all the wine Before my final bow [MISS ARGENTINA (ENSEMBLE)] If I knew, (If I knew) [ALL] The things that now I know I would ride the highs and cherish the lows Knowing it's a real quick trip from 'go' to 'woah' [MISS ARGENTINA] So before they lower the curtain Be certain to enjoy the show That's what I know [ENSEMBLE] Life is short but death is long Here, one minute then it's gone Thought I knew but I was wrong If I only knew what I know now