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
Daddy wants to protect you
And help my baby
through the hungriest
'Cause your part of me
And if you ever ever need
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
Oh darling I love you baby