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