IF I'D ONLY KNOWN
WRITTEN BY JEFF R HILTON
2019
IF I'D ONLY KNOWN
HALF THE THINGS I KNOW NOW THEN
THE OUTCOMES I COULD OF CHANGED
DAYS RE-ARRANGED, SO WASN'T THERE TO SEE
WASN'T THERE TO FEEL THE PAIN
THE THINGS I COULD OF INFLUENCED
JUST TO GO MY WAY
ALL THE THINGS THAT COULD OF
TURNED OUT DIFFERENTLY
MAYBE I WOULDN'T BE RIGHT HERE
STILL FIGHTING
LOOKING FOR A PLACE I CAN LAND
WOULD OF HAD A BETTER PLAN
THAN THIS ONE
I REMEMBER ALL THE TIMES
I WASN'T SURE
KEPT IT TO MYSELF
HOPED I DID THE RIGHT THING
HOW I WAS FOOLED
WITH NO ONE TO GUIDE ME
OFFER SOUND ADVICE
WALK BESIDE ME
TELL ME THE RIGHT WAY TO GO
OH IF I'D ONLY KNOWN
THE HEARTACHES I COULD HAVE MISSED
THINGS WOULDN'T BE LIKE THIS
GUESS I'M LUCKY, AFTER ALL
IT WAS CLOSE BUT
I'M ALMOST THERE NOW
IF I'D ONLY KNOWN
HOW RIGHT THINGS COULD BE
I WOULD OF MADE
MY CHOICES DIFFERENTLY
EVERYDAY COMES A CHANCE
TO LESSEN THE MYSTERY
BE THE MASTER OF MY FATE
DON'T LEAVE IT TO CHANCE
I PAID DEARLY WHEN I DID
OH HOW I WAS FOOLED
LEAVE IT BE, IT'LL BE ALRIGHT
BUT DAY AFTER DAY
AND NIGHT AFTER NIGHT
IT SLIPPED AWAY
YES, IF I'D ONLY KNOWN
HALF THE THINGS
I KNOW NOW THEN
SUNSETS LIKE A DREAM
STILL WAIT TO BE SEEN
