If I

If I could live just one day
I'd live that day for you
And with the air my lungs took in
I'd sing a farewell tune
How life and love had crippled me
How precious you turned out to be
How words and friends had left me broken
And how they got the best of me

And if I lived just one day
Maybe I would say that summer steals
And then go on to say that maybe
Life is a dream, and dreams can't heal
And if I knew that this would be
The last time I could be with you
My touch would speak in velvet ripples
Savoring our last adieu

And when the time between us exhales
Leaving me to join the wind
If I can pass you as a warm breeze
Think of me and smile again
If I had one gift to give you
Let it be my poetry
The greatest gift I have to offer
Reveals perfected anarchy

If I could lead, I'd lead you free
If you would follow, I'd proceed
Guiding you through revelry
To where I stay when skies turn grey
If that's the way then way be paved
We're gone for better yesterdays
Upon the lies, a hide of eyes
Angelic anthem recognized

If I could die, I'd die tonight
And take from ground like birds to flight
Carees me down behind the light
And tell me it will be alright
If I, if I, I know we tried
That much I know before our time
My face left bruised by something loose
In streets and backseat romance.