WOULD I BE DIFFERENT THIS TIME?

If I saw a friend was hurting
And feeling mighty bad
If I saw that they had fallen
And lost all the things they had
Would out reach out to talk them
Would I offer them my hand?
Would I be different this time?

If I knew a child was hungry
And left out in the cold
If I knew a child was crying
And had nowhere to go
Would I reach out to touch them
And offer my hand to hold?
Would I be different this time?

Would I be different this time?
Would I help them back up?
Would I help them to shine?
Would I help them recover
And help them tow the line?
Would I be different this time?

If I saw a stranger was lost
And walking the wrong way
If they had no one to talk to
Would I have something to say?
Would I treat them as a friend?
Would I ask them in to stay?
Would I be different this time?

Within the curves of my mind
I have folded my foolish disguise
An everyman’s heart
With conveniently caring eyes
How I wish I were stronger
How I wish I had many more times
How I wish it would all just go away
How I wish I could be different this time

Could I be different this time?
Could I help them back up?
Could I help them to shine?
Could I help them recover
And help them tow the line?
Could I be different this time?



© McGie/Lundquist