If I Only Could

I´ve tried to burn my book of memories

I´ve seen a good old friendship end

I haven't slept for half a century

I've been busy I've been around the bend

Life's been a derailed train ride and a sunny walk

I've been the cloud on those hot summer days

You get some scars from being lost in the dark

And they heal in the strangest ways

Like a black cat under a lamp post

Or an old dog left out in the rain

I never begged for mercy

I always faced the pain

If I only could

Let it go

While tears keep falling

If I only could

I would

I've probably never mentioned it

But I adore you like a starry night

Take it easy, we're right on time

Love beams at the speed of light

Well, it´s been a thrill and a steep downhill

There´ve been wrongs and a couple of rights

I can't define what's not in my heart

And it's been pounding through these stormy nights

Like a black cat under a lamp post

Or an old dog left out in the rain

I never begged for mercy

I always faced the pain

If I only could

Let it go

While tears keep falling

If I only could

I would

A touch, a memory, and thoughts on our way

Our minds are full of excuses

You're setting this heart on fire again

You're setting this heart on fire

A moment, a spark, and a healing hand

Tenderly wary, we fall

There's no beginning and there'll be no end

And we've learned nothing at all

Like a black cat under a lamp post

Or an old dog left out in the rain

I never begged for mercy

I always faced the pain

If I only could

Let it go

While tears keep falling

If I only could

I would