What Would You Do? Lyrics - Bastille

1 Boys and girls wanna hear a true story?

2 Saturday night, was at this real wild party

3 There was liquor overflowing the cup

4 About five or six strippers trying to work for a buck

5 So I took one girl outside with me

6 Her name was Londi, she went to Junior High with me

7 I said, "Why you up in there dancing for cash?

8 I guess a whole lot's changed since I seen you last"

9 She said, "What would you do if your son was at home

10 Crying all alone on the bedroom floor 'cause he's hungry

11 And the only way to feed him is to sleep with a man for a little bit of money?

12 And his daddy's gone, in and out of lockdown

13 I ain't got a job now, he's just smoking rock now

14 So for you this is just a good time, but for me this is what I call life"

15 "Girl you ain't the only one to have a baby

16 That's no excuse to be living all crazy"

17 So she stared me right, square in the eye

18 And said "Everyday I wake up hoping to die"

19 She said "They're gonna know about pain

20 'Cause me and my sister ran away so our daddy couldn't rape us

21 Before I was a teenager, I've done been through

22 More shit you can even relate to"

23 "What would you do if your son was at home

24 Crying all alone on the bedroom floor 'cause he's hungry

25 And the only way to feed him is to sleep with a man for a little bit of money?

26 And his daddy's gone, in and out of lockdown

27 I ain't got a job now, he's just smoking rock now

28 So for you this is just a good time, but for me this is what I call life"

29 (What would you do?)

30 Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses

31 (What would you do?)

32 Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses

33 (What would you do?)

34 Get up off my feet and stop making tired excuses

35 (What would you do?) Get up off my feet...

36 "What would you do if your son was at home

37 Crying all alone on the bedroom floor 'cause he's hungry

38 And the only way to feed him is to sleep with a man for a little bit of money?

39 And his daddy's gone, in and out of lockdown

40 I ain't got a job now, he's just smoking rock now

41 So for you this is just a good time, but for me this is what I call life"

42 "What would you do if your son was at home

43 Crying all alone on the bedroom floor 'cause he's hungry

44 And the only way to feed him is to sleep with a man for a little bit of money?

45 And his daddy's gone, in and out of lockdown

46 I ain't got a job now, he's just smoking rock now

47 So for you this is just a good time, but for me this is what I call life"

48 "What would you do if your son was at home

49 Crying all alone on the bedroom floor 'cause he's hungry?"