I wish I had a dollar for every time I was unkind
I wish I had an answer
For all the questions on her mind
I wish I had the time for all the time she needed me
I wish I'd realized but I was much too blind to see
All she wanted was to love me
But all I did was turn away
If I'd known how much she needed me
She might be here today
And if I'd only been more open and understood her ways
She might be in my arms tonight
But who am I to say
If I'd only been more loving
When she needed a best friend
If I'd only patched the pieces
That she needed me to mend
If I'd seen her troubled heart
And figured out just what to do
She might be layin' here tonight and sayin' I love you
All she wanted was to love me
But all I did was turn away
If I'd known how much she needed me
She might be here today
And if I'd only been more open and understood her ways
She might be in my arms tonight
But who am I to say
She should be in my arms tonight
But who am I to say