If I Could Lyrics - Higher Ground - Barbra Streisand

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 

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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, if I could 

I would help you make it through those 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