Emitt Rhodes If I Knew Then
[Verse 1]
If I knew then what I know now
The blood would have frozen in my veins
Every hair on my head would have stood on end
Every nerve I have in vein
[Verse 2]
I thought our love an open book
How could I be so blind?
These days, I take a closer look
And I read between the lines
[Chorus]
If I knew then what I know now
I'd make amends, I'd change somehow
Wouldn't give my heart to just anyone
If I knew then what was to come
[Verse 3]
I gave my trust and had to pay
How could I be so dumb
I wish I'd looked not once but twice
Then turned tail and run
[Chorus]
If I knew then what I know now
I'd make amends, I'd change somehow
Wouldn't give my heart to just anyone
If I knew then what was to come
[Bridge]
Abandon all hope, all ye who enter here
The future is dark and the way not clear
And your faith may be worse than you might fear
[Chorus]
If I knew then what I know now
I'd make amends, I'd change somehow
Wouldn't give my heart to just anyone
If I knew then what was to come