If Children Had Wings Lyrics - Gordon Lightfoot

There's a love I hold dear and it shines through each year 

And it makes things seem different somehow 

It's for better or worse, it's for people who thirst 

For a love that burns brighter right now 

And it shines on and on till all sadness is gone 

And if children had wings I would sing them this song 

With a smile on my face and a tear in my eye 

Everything will be fine by and by 

There were things that were said, there were things that were done 

And a wife cannot stand too much pain 

And what I thought was best, couldn't please her much less 

But my love still goes on, that don't change 

And it shines on and on till all sadness is gone 

And if children had wings I would sing them this song 

With a smile on my lips and a tear in my eye 

Everything will be fine by and by