**[Intro]** Hey! Come on! Yeah! **[Verse 1]** I chased the loud. I missed the truth. Spent my best years Trying to prove. I climbed hills That led nowhere. Funny now... I don't care. **[Pre-Chorus]** Life don't wait. Life don't bend. It keeps on teaching Till the end. **[Chorus]** **If I knew then...** What I know now... I'd hold on less. I'd live somehow. **If I knew then...** I'd waste no time. I'd trust my gut. I'd call it mine. Hey! Hey! Stand your ground! Hey! Hey! Turn it around! **[Verse 2]** I'd say "I love you" One more time. I'd work less hard. I'd watch the sky. I'd laugh more loud. I'd sleep more sound. I'd stop chasing What can't be found. **[Pre-Chorus]** The best things Cost nothing at all. The strongest people Still can fall. **[Chorus]** **If I knew then...** What I know now... I'd walk my road. I'd take my bow. **If I knew then...** I'd fear much less. I'd count my friends. Forget the rest. [SOLO - Intense - Pinch and Harmonics - Bass follows] Hey! Hey! Sing it loud! Hey! Hey! Right here, right now! **[Bridge]** *(half-time, then explode)* Every wrong turn... Brought me here. Every heartbreak... Made it clear. You don't get Another start... So live today... With all your heart! **[Final Chorus]** **If I knew then...** What I know now... I'd choose the slow road. I'd make life count. **If I knew then...** I'd still fall down. But I'd get back up... Every time around! Hey! Hey! No looking back! Hey! Hey! I'm on my track! **[Outro]** If I knew then... What I know now... Yeah... What I know now!
