If I Could

Ooh, ooh

Ooh

Oh, ho

Yeah, 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've never learned

And I'd help you

Cross the bridges

That I've burned

Yes, I would



Chorus:

If I could

I would try to shield

Your innocence

From time

But the part of life

I gave you isn't mine

I'll watch you grow

So I can 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, babe

But I would if I could



If I could

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

I'd try

To change the world

I brought you to

Now there

Isn't much more

Rhat I can do

But I would

If I could



(Chorus)



If I could