"If" could change so many things
If only it were real.
Instead it's the height of fantasy
Marked by Torment's searing seal.

If I'd been right...If I'd been wrong...
If I'd only found the time...
If I'd hurried...If I'd waited...
If the talent for such were mine...

If I had money...If I had power...
If I could persuade mighty men...
If I were strong...If I were brave...
If I could do it all again...

If I'd listened...If I'd been kind...
If I'd only sensed your pain...
If you were here...If I were there...
If I could just explain...

Oh, how we curse Fate's meanness
When the end is tragedy.
A better outcome looms so near,
Although it can never be.

For we crave the happy ending,
So beautiful and sublime.
All it takes is one small change
To re-write the closing line.

Yes, "If" could change so many things,
Or so it makes us feel,
But it's just a twisting memory
Seeking to paint the Truth surreal.