What I Would Say Lyrics - Singles - Chapman Steven Curtis

She was a lovely girl, a charming brown eyed beauty 

You were the bright young man who swept her off her feet 

The high school class ring soon became a wedding band 

And you went off to sail the seas for Uncle Sam 

But they say it was the demon in the bottle 

That took you far away never to return 

And you never knew your son would be my father 

And now sometimes I think about you and I wonder 

If I could talk to you what words would I choose 

I would say I wish I could have known you 

And I would say I wish you would've stayed 

But most of all I would say I forgive you 

I know your love was strong I read it in your letters 

I read how hard you tried to break free from the chains 

I know we all could say how you should have done better 

And wear out anger and resentment like a fetter 

But that's the way I would say this to you if I could 

I'd love to tell you how the lovely girl you married 

She's been my hero and a treasure to us all 

I know you'd be proud of the way your name's been carried 

These are the things I would love to tell you if I could 

I wish you were here to hear what I would say