Barbra Streisand

If I could

If I could
I'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes
Give you courage in a world of compromise
Yes, I would
If I could
I would teach you all the things
I've never learned
And I'd help you cross the bridges
That I've burned
Yes, I would
If I could
I would try to shield
your innocence from time
But the part of life
I gave you isn't mine
I've watched you grow
So I could let you go
If I could
I would help you make it
through the hungry years
But I know that
I can never cry your tears
But I would
If I could
If I live
In a time and place
where you don't want to be
You don't have to walk
along this road with me
My yesterday
Won't have to be your way
If I knew
I'd have tried to change the world
I brought to you to
And there isn't very much that I can do
But I would
If I could
If I could
I would try to shield
your innocence from time
But the part of life
I gave you isn't mine
I've watched you grow
So I could let you go
If I could
I would help you make it
through the hungry years
But I know that
I can never cry your tears
But I would
If I could
Yes I would
Yes I would
If I could