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'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



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