What Would They Say - Paul Williams

What would they say

If we up and ran away

From the roaring crowds

And the worn out city faces

Would they carry on and on

When they found out we were gone

Or would they let us go

Would they tag along

Or would they know to

Leave us alone

We’d live in the country

Leave us alone

We’d make it just fine

Happy in a one room shack

And we’d not look back

Now would we

What would they do

If they found out we were through

With all the little lies

And the downtown aggravations

That we’d traded them away

For a quiet country day

That we had hoped to share

Would they try to find out

Where we were or

Leave us alone

We’d live in the country

Leave us alone

We’d make it just fine

Happy in a one room shack

And we’d not look back

Now would we

What would they say

If we up and ran away

Ran away