[Verse 1] I found an old picture in a box today Seventeen years old, thought I knew my way Had a whole life waiting past that bedroom door Didn’t know what I’d lose, didn’t know what for I remember thinking time was on my side Every goodbye was just another night If I could sit beside that kid again I wonder what I’d say to him [Pre-Chorus] Would I tell him who would leave? Would I tell him who would stay? Would I warn him about the nights That nearly took his faith away? [Chorus] If I knew then what I know tonight Would I change the road, would I make it right? Would I hold on longer, would I let things go? Would I love somebody better if I’d only known? If I could go back, would I change my life? Take back every wrong and make every turn right? Or would changing where I’ve been Change who I am? I don’t know what I’d tell me If I knew then [Verse 2] There were people I loved I thought would always stay Now they’re names and numbers that I never say There were doors I walked past, afraid to walk inside And a few I should’ve closed before I lost my pride I’ve made promises I couldn’t always keep Lost some years and lost some sleep But every scar I wouldn’t choose Taught me something I couldn’t afford to lose [Pre-Chorus] Would I tell him not to trust? Would I tell him not to fall? If I kept him from the heartbreak Would he ever love at all? [Chorus] If I knew then what I know tonight Would I change the road, would I make it right? Would I hold on longer, would I let things go? Would I love somebody better if I’d only known? If I could go back, would I change my life? Take back every wrong and make every turn right? Or would changing where I’ve been Change who I am? I don’t know what I’d tell me If I knew then [Bridge] Maybe I’d say nothing Maybe I’d just sit there for a while Look at that scared kid pretending He’s got the whole world figured out Maybe I’d tell him, “You’re gonna lose some things You’d give anything to keep But one day you’ll understand Why some memories hurt so deep” And before I disappeared I’d tell him just one thing: Don’t spend your whole life waiting To start living [Final Chorus] Now I know then what I didn’t know that night You can’t change every wrong, you can’t make it all right You can’t hold everybody, some will have to go And sometimes losing something is the only way you grow So if I went back, I wouldn’t change my life Wouldn’t straighten every road or make every turn right ‘Cause changing where I’ve been Would change who I am Maybe I wouldn’t tell me anything If I knew then [Outro] I’d just look him in the eyes And say… You’re gonna make it.
