If He Only Could

Tried to put down the bottle and pick up the pen but whiskeys thicker than water
And the blood of your kin
It burns going down he can still feel the taste
It turns it all off takes the pain off his face
With a shaky old voice he picks up the phone
Fifteen years later he decides to call home
With a cry in his voice and a gun in his hand
He speaks to his girl but she cant understand
I'm sorry for leaving he yells through the tears
I just can't believe i missed so many years
If i could turn back the clock
I hope that i would
Oh baby you know that i'd love you
If i only could
She hangs up the phone with tears in her eyes
She wants to love him
But knows it's unwise
Brittle and shaken
She lays down her head
And dreams of a dad
She wished she had instead
But he said he's sorry for leaving
And he yelled it through the tears
He just can't believe he missed so many years
If he could turn back the clock
I hope that he would
Oh i think that he’d love me
If he only could