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If I Could |
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I'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes |
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give you courage in a world of compromise |
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yes I would |
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If I could |
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I would teach you all the things I've never learned |
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and I'd help you cross the bridges that I've burned |
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yes I would |
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if I could |
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I would try to shield your innocence from time |
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but the part of life I gave you isn't mine |
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I've watched you grow |
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so I could let you go |
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if I could |
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I would help you make it through the hungry years |
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but I know that I can never cry your tears |
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but I would |
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if I could |
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if I live in a time and place where you don't want to be |
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you don't have to walk along this road with me |
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my yesterday won't have to be your way |
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if I knew |
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how I'd try to change the world I brought you to |
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and there isn't very much that I can do |
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but I would |
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if I could |
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if I could |
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I would try to shield your innocence from time |
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but that part of life I gave you isn't mine |
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I watched you grow so I could let you go |
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if, if I could |
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I would help you make it through those hungry years |
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but I know that I can never cry your tears |
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but I would |
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if I could |
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yes I would |
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yes I would |
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if I could |
