If I Had You - Joe Purdy

I can say I knew you well, as well as anybody could

I can say I knew you when we were young

& a long time ago, took your hand, pulled you close

You pulled away & blamed the cold & the time

If I was young I would go back

& pick you up against your will

Take you with me everywhere that I go

If I had you I’d give money & all the love that you could hold

& every morning we’d go dancing

If I had you I would be gold

They say not to dwell on the things that we can’t have

& to leave what’s been done in the past

But the memories come in

& some get left behind

But the sun won’t go away just ‘cause you ask

If I was young I would go back

& pick you up against your will

Take you with me everywhere that I go

If I had you I’d give money & all the love that you could hold

& every morning we’d go dancing

If I had you I would be gold

If I had you I would be gold

Still sometimes late at night

In my dreams, I’ll drift away

To the place I left alone for so many years

& there you are, just like before

& here I am just like today

As I wake up, I’ll watch you disappear

If I was young I would go back

& pick you up against your will

Take you with me everywhere that I go

If I had you I’d give money & all the love that you could hold

& every morning we’d go dancing

If I had you I would be gold

If I had you I would be gold