only if

only if I had listened

to my instincts

I would have been there

in time to say "goodbye"

and tell you that I had regrets

about not telling you how I felt

when I had the chance

only if I hadn't hesitated

and had the courage

to get in the car and drive

I would have had a chance

to hold you in my eyes

and in my arms

before you left this world

only if I had the strength

to not care what they would say

I could have told you that

you were the one I wish I had wed

and lived with 'til death did us part

only if