If Only

The old man's been stealin' She's holding her grievance for a hundred-odd years We all keep believin' That history repeats itself year after year All I fear's that the future is worse We have to give in to the hundred-year curse Sweat in the sun like we're digging a grave Dig deep enough and our fortune we'll save If only, if only The woodpecker sighs The bark on the trees was as soft as the skies As the wolf waits below hungry and lonely He cries to the mo-oo-n If only, if only Chasing the sky A beautiful wife You'll make mistakes and it's my back that breaks And forever my past steals my life To submission I'm beat But there's hope beneath these feet Blisters and blood And the sun makes you blind Don't let it eat Till it can't help but be kind Cause you know what's important With your back to the wall You can break metal chains And you're friends don't let you fall I'm a soul But I find myself lent That is no use When I'm finding my history, finding my history I am no plane, I'm more like a feather That is no use When I'm finding my history, finding my history I am no plane, I'm more like a feather But I can't fly away without finding myself