You never know lyrics

[Josh]

You never know

How badly this could go

I've got disaster written on my cheek

The odds are I'm some two-faced, lying freak

Who will whisper pretty things, then leave you flat

And steal your cat

It might not be that bad, but even so

You never see

The worst that things can be

You think you do, 'cause you've been hurt before

Another hurt might hurt you that much more

And odds are I will do what most men do

And hurt you too

'Cause men are men, and odds are odds

Although

You never know

You may think you know the end at the beginning

But the truth is

There's no mortal way to tell

And the game's not over 'til the final inning

And I'm grinning 'cause this game might just end well

You never know

If I only want your dough

I might be on the lam or on the dole

Off my meds or off my nut or on parole

Or even worse, I might be someone who

Is meant for you

And maybe that's the thing to lay you low

You never know

If I'm a drunkard or a dullard

Too callous or too clever

Or if I might just be the man who's meant to be with you forever

You never know

You never ever know

• Artist:If/Then (Musical)
• Album:If/Then: A New Musical (Original Broadway Cast Recording)