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If I Didn't Ask (I Don't Wanna Know)

by Liv Greene

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also known as "the mansplaining song." a tequila-soaked outtake from the tracking of "Every Bright Penny," August 2019.

All of the proceeds from sales today (9/2) will go to Abortion Care Tennessee.

lyrics

I’m growing convinced
some men like to listen
to the sounds of their own voices
wagging their tongues,
like shooting guns into the sky

and so when I get off stage
I take a bullet in the chest
as you tell me you like that one part
and then you pick apart the rest

thanks, thanks a lot
relieved you think I’m hot
I was worried sick
see it’s always nice to hear career advice
from a guy who’s a total stranger

but I do not give a damn
if you reaching for my hand
is coming from a good place
why don’t you keep it there
and do not share
your opinion or my space

CHORUS
cause if I didn’t ask
I don’t wanna know
thank ya much, thanks for coming to the show
but I’ve got people I can turn to
to show me ways that I can grow
and if I didn’t ask
that isn’t your task
I don’t wanna know

see it really ain’t that hard-
I can tune my own guitar
but thanks for your concern
and go ahead explain
you didn’t expect me to play well
that’s nice to learn

and I know I’m paying dues
but that aint an excuse
to talk to me like a I’m kid
cause you know it aint constructive
if you assume I know nothing

CHORUS
cause if I didn’t ask
I don’t wanna know
thank ya much, thanks for coming to the show
but I’ve got people I can turn to
to show me ways that I can grow
and if I didn’t ask
that isn’t your task
I don’t wanna know

*Here we go, boys* (4 women take goofy solos)

cause if I didn’t ask
I don’t wanna know
thank ya much, thanks for coming to the show
and thank you so much for the lower back touch
for the opinions on my wardrobe
but if I didn’t ask
that isn’t your task
I don’t want to know
if I didn’t ask
how’s this for a task
leave me alone

credits

released September 2, 2022
producer: Isa Burke
mixed, mastered, engineered: Dan Cardinal
recorded at Dimension Sound Studios in Jamaica Plain, MA

lead vocals, acoustic guitar: Liv Greene
upright bass: Grace Ward
mandolin: Maddie Witler
electric guitar, harmony vocals: Isa Burke
drums: Sean Trischka

music and lyrics: Liv Greene, BMI
photo: Jack Schneider
design: Liv Greene

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Liv Greene Nashville, Tennessee

queer americana singer-songwriter based in Nashville, TN

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