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've 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 can 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'd have tried to change the world I brought to you to
And there isn't very much that I can do
But I would
If I could...
but I would
If I Could!
But the part of life I gave you isn't mine
If I could
[00:19.70]If I could
[00:23.73]I'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes
[00:32.38]Give you courage in a world of compromise
[00:42.03]Yes, I would
[00:46.68]If I could
[00:49.78]I would teach you all the things I've never learned
[00:58.41]And I'd help you cross the bridges that I've burned
[01:08.64]Yes, I would
[01:13.03]If I could
[01:15.88]I would try to shield your innocence from time
[01:24.56]But the part of life I gave you isn't mine
[01:32.61]I've watched you grow
[01:36.94]So I could let you go
[01:46.49]If I could
[01:53.16]I would help you make it through the hungry years
[02:02.50]But I know that I can never cry your tears
[02:12.10]But I would
[02:14.71]If I could
[02:23.81]If I live
[02:28.18]In a time and place where you don't want to be
[02:36.88]You don't have to walk along this road with me
[02:45.07]My yesterday
[02:49.44]Won't have to be your way
[02:58.78]If I knew
[03:03.49]I'd have tried to change the world I brought to you to
[03:12.86]And there isn't very much that I can do
[03:23.53]But I would
[03:28.47]If I could...
[03:33.80]
[04:17.60]but I would
[04:23.04]If I Could!
[04:33.90]But the part of life I gave you isn't mine
[04:36.23]If I could