If You Should Cry

[instrumental intro] [verse 1] Could it be she fell from grace Why'd she land so far away Couldn't she have dropped into my arms? I couldn't see beyond her face My heart and soul got in the way Never treasured photographs, my love [pre-chorus] But if you should cry If you should shed a tear And if you should cry Remember me, I didn't disappear [chorus] Sometimes you know Just what you've got, before it goes Sometimes the words Just ain't there, when you need them to say The words to persuade her to stay To stop her slipping away 'Cause sometimes you know what you've got Before she's gone (before she's gone} [verse 2] Not even a photo remains Not even a goodbye kiss And I can't take my heart home alone They say that life is a game Sometimes a hit, more often a miss How long before the heart turns to stone? [pre-chorus] But if you should cry If you should shed a tear And if you should cry Remember me, I didn't disappear [chorus] Sometimes you know Just what you've got, before it goes Sometimes the words Just ain't there, when you need them to say The words to persuade her to stay To stop her slipping away 'Cause sometimes you know what you've got Before she's gone (before she's gone} [guitar solo] [pre-chorus] But if you should cry If you should shed a tear And if you should cry Remember me, I didn't disappear [chorus] Sometimes you know Just what you've got, before it goes Sometimes the words Just ain't there, when you need them to say The words to persuade her to stay To stop her slipping away 'Cause sometimes you know what you've got Before she's gone (before she's gone}