Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song If , by - Joni Mitchell. Song from the album Shine, in the genre Release date: 24.09.2007
Record label: Joni Mitchell
Song language: English
If |
| If you can keep your head |
| While all about you |
| People are losing theirs and blaming you |
| If you can trust yourself |
| When everybody doubts you |
| And make allowance for their doubting too |
| If you can wait |
| And not get tired of waiting |
| And when lied about |
| Stand tall |
| Don’t deal in lies |
| And when hated |
| Don’t give in to hating back |
| Don’t need to look so good |
| Don’t need to talk too wise |
| If— |
| If you can dream |
| And not make dreams your master |
| If you can think |
| And not make intellect your game |
| If you can meet |
| With triumph and disaster |
| And treat those two imposters just the same |
| If— |
| If you can force your heart |
| And nerve and sinew |
| To serve you |
| After all of them are gone |
| And so hold on |
| When there is nothing in you |
| Nothing but the will |
| That’s telling you to hold on! |
| Hold on! |
| If— |
| If you can bear to hear |
| The truth you’ve spoken |
| Twisted and misconstrued |
| By some smug fool |
| Or watch your life’s work |
| Torn apart and broken down |
| And still stoop to build again |
| With worn out tools |
| If— |
| If you can draw a crowd |
| And keep your virtue |
| Or walk with Kings |
| And keep the common touch |
| If neither enemies nor loving friends |
| Can hurt you |
| If everybody counts with you |
| But none too much |
| If— |
| If you can fill the journey |
| Of a minute |
| With sixty seconds worth of wonder and delight |
| Then |
| The Earth is yours |
| And Everything that’s in it |
| But more than that |
| I know |
| You’ll be alright |
| You’ll be alright |
| Cause you’ve got the fight, you’ve got the insight |
| You’ve got the fight, you’ve got the insight |
| You’ve got the fight, you’ve got the insight |