IF I COULD CHANGE YESTERDAY

there would be no tears to shed today -

IF I COULD CHANGE YESTERDAY

If I could change yesterday, start over again,
there would be no tears today to shed for you.
I would start the day on a happier note
and give you the love and support that's due.

Instead, I found myself dissatisfied and cruel,
turning away when you needed me to care.
I was intent on getting ahead, on success;
I just thought - you would always be there.

How could I know that you needed me
when I gave you no time to speak, to say
what was on your mind, and I really wish
that I could go back and change yesterday.

The flashing lights out on Highway 101
were for a stranger in a wreck, driving too fast.
A man without hope or dreams was gone
and no matter what, we can't change the past.

Countrymom
5/10/07