If I Could
By Ilya Chervony · American Chanson
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If I could turn back one night,
I’d take that road again.
I’d pull up by your window,
And tell you how I’d been.
I had my pride beside me,
A suitcase in the back.
I thought I knew where I was going,
I didn’t know what I’d lack.
Some words come out too late…
Some chances pass like trains.
You don’t know what you’ve lost
Till you hear the silence change.
If I could, I’d stop the hands of time,
Before your hand slipped out of mine.
If I could, I’d say the words I hid,
I’d tell you all the things I never did.
But time won’t turn,
And roads don’t bend
To bring you back to where they end.
If I could…
If I could…
I’d do it all again.
I still remember Sunday,
Your coffee going cold.
You asked me if I loved you,
I gave you something old.
A tired excuse, a half-truth,
A lie I thought was kind.
Now every empty highway
Leaves that morning far behind.
Some hearts forgive in silence…
Some never get the chance.
And some goodbyes keep living
Long after we move on.
If I could, I’d stop the hands of time,
Before your hand slipped out of mine.
If I could, I’d say the words I hid,
I’d tell you all the things I never did.
But time won’t turn,
And roads don’t bend
To bring you back to where they end.
If I could…
If I could…
I’d do it all again.
Maybe somewhere down the line…
you’ll hear my guitar.
Maybe you’ll wonder
if I ever got that far.
I don’t need another lifetime.
I just wish I’d understood…
Love can disappear in seconds
when you think you still have time.
If I could…
just one more night.
If I could…
I’d make it right.
If I could, I’d stop the hands of time,
Before your hand slipped out of mine.
If I could, I’d say the words I hid,
I’d tell you all the things I never did.
But time won’t turn,
And roads don’t bend—
Some roads don’t lead you home again.
If I could…
I’d take your hand.
If I could…
I’d make you stay.
If I could…
I’d choose you then—
The way I choose you now.
If I could…
If I could…
You’d never hear…
goodbye.