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 Could Never Cry Your Tears

But I Would

If I Could

Yes, 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

I Would Try To Change The World I Brought You To

And There Isn't Very Much That I Could Do

But I Would

If I Could

Oh Baby

I Just Want To Protect You

And Help My Baby Through The Hungry Years

'cause You're Part Of Me

And If You Ever Ever Ever Need

I Said A Shoulder To Cry On

Or Just Someone To Talk To

I'll Be There, I'll Be There

I Didn't Change Your World

But I Would

If I Could