# IF I’D KNOWN IT WAS THE LAST TIME [Verse 1] Another day at the playground Another hour to get through She ran from the swing to the slide I had a hundred things to do A mother tried to talk to me I barely heard a word I was tired of all the little things I never knew would disappear [Pre-Chorus] If I’d known If I’d known I would have let the whole world wait [Chorus] If I’d known it was the last time I would have stayed a little more Climbed the ladder, held her tighter Let her run ahead once more I would have laughed inside the green slide Counted slowly, one, two, three If I’d known it was the last time I would have let her take her time with me [Verse 2] I would have climbed up to the top And let the other children go Sat with her inside the green tube And told her something she couldn’t know That maybe this was how it felt Before she came into the light She’d ask me if it hurt back then I’d ask if she remembered right [Pre-Chorus] And we’d laugh And we’d laugh With nowhere else we had to be [Chorus] If I’d known it was the last time I would have stayed a little more Climbed the ladder, held her tighter Let her run ahead once more I would have laughed inside the green slide Counted slowly, one, two, three If I’d known it was the last time I would have let her take her time with me [Bridge] I would have sat beside her And watched the moon rise in the sky Stroked her cold and rosy cheek And wished the evening would pass by I would have walked us home instead Told the car to wait alone And when she said, “Best day ever” I’d have said, “Mine too, my love” [Final Chorus] If I’d known it was the last time I would have stayed a little more Held her close and screamed with her Like I’d never done before I would have hugged her from behind As we came rushing to the ground If I’d known it was the last time I would have never hurried out [Outro] Later, I’d return alone The bench, the slide, the fading light And say I’m sorry to the playground For hating you all of my life I didn’t know I didn’t know How soon I’d miss it all If I’d known it was the last time I would have stayed A little more
