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 i'd have tried to change the world i brought to you to and there isn't very much that i could do but i would if i could
[00:09.890]if i could [00:12.640]i'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes [00:21.830]give you courage in a world of compromise [00:30.290]yes i would [00:35.387]if i could [00:39.288]i would teach you all the things i've never learned [00:47.417]and i'd help you cross the bridges that i've burned [00:57.387]yes, i would [01:02.347]if i could [01:04.897]i would try to shield your innocence from time [01:14.980]but the part of life i gave you isn't mine [01:21.887]i've watched you grow [01:25.698]so i could let you go [01:35.270]if i could [01:41.487]i would help you make it through the hungry years [01:51.689]but i know that i can never cry your tears [02:00.467]but i would [02:04.800]if i could [02:08.889]if i live [02:16.640]in a time and place where you don't want to be [02:25.500]you don't have to walk along this road with me [02:34.790]my yesterday [02:37.870]won't have to be your way [02:47.850]if i knew [02:52.840]i'd have tried to change the world i brought to you to [03:01.790]and there isn't very much that i could do [03:10.300]but i would [03:16.670]if i could
