If Could
If I could take you back again
What would I give?
The years of watching you go
Were like slow relentless steps
On a road to present ruin
No way to anticipate the path
That lead us to this point
Of cold indifference
Hand-in-hand we set out
On a way paved with promise
Defying dire, whispered warnings
Heads in the clouds, hearts on the wing
We were the Golden ones
The Silver ones
Nothing would stand in our way
Blind in our defiance
That gave the appearance
Of indifference, of uncaring
But I cared. I cared a lot
And wept to see it fade
So, what would I give?
A hand? An arm? My soul
To re-trace those steps
With more care?
This and all that I am
To have you back again.