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