Daddy What If
Bobby Bare Lyrics

If the sun stopped shinin' you'd be so surprised
The listener would be shocked if the sun stopped shining

You'd stare at the heavens with wide open eyes
The listener would look up at the sky with amazement

And the wind would carry your light to the skies
The breeze would lift the listener's spirit high

And the sun would start shinin' again
The sun would shine once again in the future

If the wind stopped blowin' then the land would be dry
Without wind, the earth would be parched

And your boat wouldn't sail son and your kite wouldn't fly
The listener would not be able to sail or fly

And the grass would see your troubles and she'd tell the wind
The grass would empathize with the listener's issues and convey them to the wind

And the wind would start blowin' again
The wind would resume blowing once more in the future

If the grass stopped growin' why you'd probably cry
The listener would feel sad if grass stopped growing

And the ground would be watered by the tears from your eyes
The soil would be dampened by the listener's tears

And like your love for me the grass would grow so high
The grass, like the listener's love, would flourish and thrive

Yes the grass would start growin' again
In the future, the grass would continue to grow

If you stopped lovin' me then the grass would stop growin'
The love between the singer and the listener is connected to the growth of the grass

The sun would stop shinin' and the wind would stop blowin'
Without love, the listener's world would lose its brightness and vitality

So you see if you wanna keep this old world a goin'
To maintain the world's natural cycles and balance, the listener needs to keep loving the singer

You better start lovin' me again again you better start lovin' me again
The artist urges the listener to rekindle their love for one another

You hear me Bobby you better start lovin' me again
The artist specifically addresses Bobby and implores him to revive their love