From the recording Shadow Puppets And My Little Baboon
If I wonder - Do you love or hate certain flavors of jellybeans? Well I do, the popcorn favor,,, yuck. That’s the thought I had when I started writing this song. The song is just about the wondering of life's moments. Nothing more, nothing less.
Lyrics
If I Wonder By: Howie Askay
It was the best year that I ever had
And if I wonder why jelly beans make me mad
I tried to keep stuff in and shut my mouth
Why do you talk so loud, like I ever had no doubt
(Chorus) And life keeps me this way
And cold water it turns grey
Picked up a daisy and plucked a peddle of fate
As the dirt touches my lips the sun sets so late
I saw a squirrel smashed in the road, if I wonder what he saw
I think he thought to long or perhaps maybe not
(Chorus) And life keeps us this way
And cold water well it turns grey, it turns grey
(Bridge) IF I WONDER, SILT SUNBEAMS, QUICK RIVER, PHOENIX’S LAST DREAM
Webbed surface, let it lie
Ribbon moons, come and fly
I wonder, yes I do
Silt sunbeams, warm to sooth
Quick River, such a blow
Phoenix dream, did he know, did he know,
did he know,,,, I don’t think so
when we get to the end I’ll be standing in fall
If I wonder what it was about, it was a moment for us all
(Chorus) And life keeps us this way
And cold water it turns grey
Nah, Nah