If Only I Knew

There must’ve been another way that we could say goodbye

This is far from happy ever after for you and I

They say God only take the ones who deserve more than this earth

But all I think about are of the signs I never heard

There is that sense of guilt that I am feeling every day

As hard as I try to forget the pain it never strays

I’m not gonna use up all of my tears over you

‘Cause brother I’m aware that you would never want me to

You had a hard time breathing

And I cannot stop thinking about all the ways I could’ve stopped you leaving

If only I knew what you were going through

I’d try make your pain temporary

‘Cause now that you’re gone

All that I’ve got left

Are the photos and the memories

Of when you were here

Drinking and dancing at the important times of year

There’s a seat on my shoulder

It’s for you to watch me grow older

The thought of Dublin City now would make a heart beat twice

Two equable comrades enter a world that’s not that kind

If your mind is overflowing you don’t need to drown

‘Cause mate you know there’s always someone there pull you out

‘Cause times were tough for you man

But still it’s hard for me to understand

Why you left without giving a reason

If only I knew what you were going through

I’d try make your pain temporary

‘Cause now that you’re gone

All that I’ve got left

Are the photos and the memories

Of when you were here

Drinking and dancing at the important times of the year

There’s a seat on my shoulder

It’s for you to watch me grow older

Watch me grow older

Watch me grow older

What me grow older

Meet me when it’s over

Meet me when it’s over

Meet me when it’s over

Watch me grow older

Watch me grow older

What me grow older

There’s a seat on my shoulder

It’s for you to watch me grow older