If I Could Take You

If I could take you to the ocean I'd show you the places that made me me If I could take you to the island I'd show you my history If I could take you down to Laurencton I'd show you the cabin that my family shared We'd gather in summer and laugh 'til our sides hurt As Pop made the fire glow I'd show you the rocks that we would play on And the reason that I'm scared of seaweed I'd show you the reason that my favourite smell Is grass that is freshly mowed If I could take you to the ocean I'd show you the places that made me me If I could take you to the island I'd show you my history If I could take you over to Springdale I'd show you around the block Where we'd play 'til evening then wake to the birds And get back to riding our bikes Our sheep dog would herd us like we were her flock Through the forest where we carved our names And when we'd get bored, I'd hear my mother say "Go run around the house fifty times!" If I could take you to the ocean I'd show you the places that made me me If I could take you to the island I'd show you my history If I could take you to Corner Brook, I'd take you to my church Where life's pain first hurt me and I fought for my faith And I sang through what came my way I'd take you through the halls of Grenfell college If the walls there could speak they would sing They'd share all the stories that led me to you Who made me who I am today If I could take you to the ocean I'd show you the places that made me me If I could take you to Newfoundland I'd show you my history I'd show you my history I'd show you my history