If I Knew Verse 1 How do we ever know How fast the years will pass by? We make our plans for someday While the seasons hurry by. There are so many things we mean to do, So many words we leave unsaid; We tell ourselves there’s time enough, Then another year is gone ahead. Chorus If I knew how quick the years would fly, I’d hold the moments a little tighter. I’d make the call, I’d take the drive, I’d stay a little longer by the fire. But no one knows what waits around the bend, Or how much time we’re given to get by. So maybe all we really have to do Is live today like we don’t know— If I knew. Verse 2 We wait for when the work lets up, For the right day, the right time, And all the while the life we’re wishing for Is passing quietly by. We think we’ll see the ones we love When things are settled down; But life has a way of changing plans Before we turn around. Chorus If I knew how quick the years would fly, I’d hold the moments a little tighter. I’d make the call, I’d take the drive, I’d stay a little longer by the fire. But no one knows what waits around the bend, Or how much time we’re given to get by. So maybe all we really have to do Is live today like we don’t know— If I knew. Bridge We can’t see the road beyond us, Can’t know what time will bring. But we can tell the ones we love What they mean while they’re still here. And we can take the time to notice The good that’s here tonight— The people gathered close to us, The porch, the stars, the light. Final Chorus If I knew how quick the years would fly, I’d hold the moments a little tighter. I’d make the call, I’d take the drive, I’d stay a little longer by the fire. We can’t know what waits around the bend, Or how many mornings meet our eyes. So maybe all we really have to do Is live today like it matters— Live today like we don’t know If I knew.
