From the recording Ponies
DRUMS, ACOUSTIC GUITAR, PERCUSSION: MICHELLE MANGIONE
BASS: STEVE SOEST
KEYBOARDS: ANGELA RIGGIO
VOCALS: MICHELLE, ANGELA & STEVE
Lyrics
IF I FALL
Words and music by Michelle Mangione
MORNING COMES AND I GO LOOKING OUT THE WINDOW
TO THE BLUE SKY AND THE CONCRETE
LOVE IS WAITING SOMEWHERE AND I WANT TO BE THERE
TO FEEL THE PAVEMENT UNDER MY FEET
IF I FALL WHERE YOU FALL
WILL YOU STAND WHERE I STAND
BECAUSE I'M ALREADY DOWN TO THE FLOOR
YES I ALREADY AM
I WAS BORN A SINNER, THE LIKES OF A BEGINNER
I BLED MY CONSCIENCE LIKE A RIVER
TO A MISSIONARY WHO WEPT LIKE MOTHER MARY
SAYING I COULD BE FORGIVEN
IF I FALL...
TREADING SHALLOW WATER JUST LIKE MOTHER'S DAUGHTER
BETWEEN THE BLUE SKY AND THE CONCRETE
WILL I CRACK THE PAVEMENT IF I RELEASE THIS BURDEN
WILL THERE BE SOMEONE TO CATCH ME
IF I FALL...