The Model

I know I have been told And what if I won't live in shadow In shadow Yes I know I have been told I have been told Striking out alone With fire in your bones And a view to kill the quiet Because something happened then That could come around again But what if you refuse to buy it And I'm sorry that you feel that this is your lot But you'll have to live it on without me And I'll love you all the more But I want you to be sure That you won't have to worry about me Yes I know I have been told And what if I won't live in shadow In shadow Yes I know I have been told I have been told I know I have been told And what if I refuse to live in In shadow Oh I know I have been told I have been told When it comes around Close your eyes and take it down But don't act like you didn't choose to Because we did the best we can In the absence of a man But non-attendance can confuse you It's a sentence that was handed down from long ago But what if I refuse to take it And what if I refuse To accept the news That this is the model from now on Oh I know I have been told And what if I won't live in shadow In shadow Yes I know I have been told I have been told Oh I know I have been told And what if I refuse to live in In shadow Yes I know I have been told I have been told It's a sentence that was handed down from long ago And what if I refuse