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 could
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 try to change the world
I brought you to
now there isn't much more
that I can do
But I would
If I could
If, If I could
I would try to shield
your innocence from time
But the part of life
I gave you isn't mine
I 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
yeah If I could