What Is Not But Could Be If Lyrics

Lyric discussion by acorm88 

Cover art for What Is Not But Could Be If lyrics by Silver Jews, The

"what is not, but could have been was my obsession way back when"

cocaine ? er... I don't think so.

If only he were a rich rocker, he might have written: "What is not, but could have been Was my obsession: heroin..."

Good thing he did rhyme "in the way back" with "I was on crack": tmi.

Enough silliness. The only part of this song I don't like is when he pronounces "associated risk"... DC eat the "ated" in associated too much for my comfort. And now I'm nitpicking. Very good tune.