| Song | If I Could |
| Artist | Ray Charles |
| Album | My World |
| Download | Image LRC TXT |
| Written:Ken Hirsch/Marti Sharron/Ron Miller | |
| 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 could never cry your tears | |
| But I would If I could | |
| Yes, 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 would try to change the world I brought you to | |
| And there isn't very much that I could do | |
| But I would If I could | |
| Oh baby | |
| Daddy wants to protect you | |
| And help my baby through the hungriest | |
| 'Cause your part of me | |
| And if you ever ever need | |
| Said a shoulder to cry on | |
| Or just someone to talk to | |
| I'll be there, I'll be there | |
| I didn't change your world | |
| But I would if I could | |
| Oh darling, I love you baby. |
| Written: Ken Hirsch Marti Sharron Ron Miller | |
| 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 could never cry your tears | |
| But I would If I could | |
| Yes, 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 would try to change the world I brought you to | |
| And there isn' t very much that I could do | |
| But I would If I could | |
| Oh baby | |
| Daddy wants to protect you | |
| And help my baby through the hungriest | |
| ' Cause your part of me | |
| And if you ever ever need | |
| Said a shoulder to cry on | |
| Or just someone to talk to | |
| I' ll be there, I' ll be there | |
| I didn' t change your world | |
| But I would if I could | |
| Oh darling, I love you baby. |
| Written: Ken Hirsch Marti Sharron Ron Miller | |
| 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 could never cry your tears | |
| But I would If I could | |
| Yes, 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 would try to change the world I brought you to | |
| And there isn' t very much that I could do | |
| But I would If I could | |
| Oh baby | |
| Daddy wants to protect you | |
| And help my baby through the hungriest | |
| ' Cause your part of me | |
| And if you ever ever need | |
| Said a shoulder to cry on | |
| Or just someone to talk to | |
| I' ll be there, I' ll be there | |
| I didn' t change your world | |
| But I would if I could | |
| Oh darling, I love you baby. |