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 wanna be
You don't have to walk along
this road with me
My yesterday
won't have to be your way
If I knew
How I'd try to change the
world I brought you to
And there isn't very much
that I can do
But I would
If I could
If I could
I would try to shield your
innocence from time
But that part of life
I gave you isn't mine
I watched you grow
So I could let you go
If
If I could
I would help you make it
through those hungry years
But I know that I can
never cry your tears
But I would
If I could
Yes I would
Yes I would
If I could