Mom, If I knew...

[Verse 1] I still see your light in the morning air, The coffee cup you used to share, I thought we had forever to talk, But silence built the longest walk. All those words I never said, Now echo loud inside my head, I’d trade my pride, I’d trade my youth, For one more chance to tell the truth. [Pre-Chorus] I was too young to understand, How time just slips right through your hands… [Chorus] If I knew that goodbye was the last one, I would’ve held you ‘til the night was gone, Told you how much your love had made me strong — Even when I broke your heart, you carried on. I’m sorry for the things I didn’t do, For all the times I disappointed you. Now all I have are memories to cling to — If I knew, oh, if I knew... [Verse 2] You taught me love without reward, You built my dreams from broken boards. And I — too busy chasing skies, Didn’t see the tears behind your eyes. You said, “Someday you’ll understand,” Now I finally do — too late, again. If heaven lets you hear me now, Please forgive me somehow. [Pre-Chorus] I’m still your child, just lost in time, Trying to make your heart and mine… rhyme. [Chorus] If I knew that goodbye was the last one, I would’ve held you ‘til the night was gone, Told you how much your love had made me strong — Even when I broke your heart, you carried on. I’m sorry for the things I didn’t do, For all the times I disappointed you. Now all I have are memories to cling to — If I knew, oh, if I knew... [Bridge] Thank you for the sleepless nights, For every scar you turned to light, For every fight you let me win, For loving me through every sin. I see your smile when I fall apart, You still live inside my heart. [Final Chorus / Outro] If I knew that love could outlast time, I’d have written you a thousand lines, I’d have stayed a little longer — just to say, I love you more each passing day. I’m sorry for the things I never knew, But everything I am came from you. And when I whisper to the stars above — It’s just me… telling you my love.