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If I Could ~ by Barbra Streisand

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 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 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

Yes I would

Yes I would

If I could
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