Ooh-ooh...
Ooh yeah...
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 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 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, babe
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
Never isn't much more
That I can do
But I would, if I could
lf... 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'd help you
Make it through
The hungry years,
But I know that
I could never
Cry your tears,
But I would,
If I could...
Hey... if I could...