IF I KNEW

If I knew why you were leaving,

Maybe I could make you stay.

There's a pattern we are weaving

As we come and go away.

So I stand here with my answers,

Seeking mysteries to solve.

As they spin and they revolve.

There is time to keep repeating

But no time to make things right.

So our happiness is fleeting.

Soon it fades into the night.

I could build my world around you

If I thought you'd never go.

But my love would then surround you

And you'd have no room to grow.

If I made your dreams come true, girl,

Maybe that would bring me peace.

I'd be happy here with you, girl,

And this loneliness would cease.

I have told you what I'm after

Though you never hear my voice.

I would share your tears and laughter

If I only was your choice.