If Only
If only I had stopped you
as God impressed on me to do
I could have said my last goodbye
If only I had told you that I love you
As I always seemed to do
I would not be in this despair today
It was my last chance but I did not know
If only I had held you tight befor you left
I would not feel so guilty within myself
I would not feel so guilty within myself
If only I had taken the time to sit and listen
You could have told me how awful that you felt
Maybe that would have helped
You could have told me how awful that you felt
Maybe that would have helped
If only I had taken you to some wonderful place
You would have not been in such total distress
You would have not been in such total distress
If only I had been more sensitive to you being upset
Maybe you would have stayed and not left
Maybe you would have stayed and not left
If Only I had known it would have been our last day
Together to say the things that I needed to say
Together to say the things that I needed to say
If only are two tiny words that only today
I could let myself say
I could let myself say
Do I feel guilty of that last day
I suppose I do or I would not have thought
Of all the IF ONLY'S that crossed my mind today
I suppose I do or I would not have thought
Of all the IF ONLY'S that crossed my mind today
Sarah Berthelson folks@berthelson.com