<BGSOUND SRC="http://www.mgduer.com/ificouldbs.wav" LOOP=INFINITE>
~ 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 could 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...
I would have tried 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 and 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... 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.
Yes I would. Yes I would
If I could....

~ Music: "If I Could" ~
~ Vocal: Barbra Streisand ~
Made with Love
September 9,2003
Done Things Different
One Day At A Time