If I Could
If I could I’d protect you from the sadness in your eyes, give you courage in a world of compromise.
Yes, I would, if I could…
I would teach you all the things I never learned, and I’d help you cross the bridges that I’ve burned.
Yes, I would, if I could…
I would try to shield your innocence from time.
But the part of life I gave you isn’t mine.
I’ve watched you grow, so I could let you go
If I could…
I would help you make it through the hungry years but I know that I could never cry your tears.
But I would, if I could…
If I live in a time and place where you don’t want to be you don’t have to walk along this road with me.
My yesterday won’t have to be your way.
If I knew…
I would have tried to change the world I brought you into and there isn’t very much that I can do.
But If I would, If I could.
If I could…
