What If

You spend your final days watching The trees change outside your window From green, to gold, to naked You find it so ironic You spent your whole life wishing For just anything else But just like Sisyphus stone You cannot change a thing Not any more What if as a young man You could see what you see now What if as a young man You'd learnt to savor every hour What if as a young man You could learn without mistakes What if you did not have to ask yourself What if They wheel you outside For your morning ambulation You wish you'd explored more Before it was to late You see the dead leaves Get cleared up from the lawn And you think to yourself That will be me before long What if as a young man You could see what you see now What if as a young man You'd learnt to savor every hour What if as a young man You could learn without mistakes What if you did not have to ask yourself What if At least you still have that one last gift Your wisest words of wisdom At least you still have enough time to give it To any one that will listen If you can save just one soul From the fate that you now call your own Maybe you can ease some pain From that one burning question Yes Maybe you can ease some pain From that one burning question