What If... - Intellectual

[Verse 1]

Born 1945, the son of a preacher

He had every odd in his favor

Potential and a destiny was not enough

For him to really know his worth

He was plagued by the pressure of perfection

Finding peace at the bottom of the bottle

Although his wife and two young kids looked at him for love

They grew calloused by the father that he never was

So what if he was there when they needed him the most?

And what if he could hinder them from wondering their worth?

What if he could take back all the empty guarantees

And be the man that he was born to be?

Born 1968, the son of an addict

Hope was dim for a brighter future

Misunderstood and overlooked, he was burdened

By the father that he never truly had

He longed to break the barrier of generations

Not finding truth in the lies he always heard

He was climbing to success, not falling to defeat

Becoming what his father tried but never could be

So what if he had given up when he wanted to give in?

And what if every lie he heard he started to believe?

What if like his dad, he just threw it all away

And never was the man that he was born to be?

Born 1998, a boy with a future

He has every odd in his favor

Potential and a destiny are in his hands

Creating his own legacy

Living under the weight of expectations

As he tries to find his worth in what is true

Grounded by the roots of those who show him love

With a choice to change what came before and what is to come

So what if he could learn from all his family's past mistakes?

And what if he just takes a chance to become something great?

What if this is what meant to be, to help him see the truth (To help him see the truth)

To be the man that he was born to be?

Oh, what if?