MUSIC FOR SALE

**IF WE COULD START OVER**

[Verse 1]
Saw you smile the other evening
Like you used to smile at me
For a moment I remembered
Who we always thought we’d be
Had a thousand things to tell you
But I only said hello......

Then I watched you turn to leave
With the words caught in my throat.....

I drove home without the radio
Rehearsing what I’d say
If you gave me one more moment
I wouldn’t let it slip away......

[Pre-Chorus]
I can’t take back
The tears you cried
But I know what I’d do
With you by my side.......

[Chorus]
If we could start over now
(If we could start over now)
I’d kiss you slower
I’d love you louder
Give you a love
You wouldn’t have to doubt
If we could start over now
(If we could start over now)
Knowing what I know now
I wouldn’t let you down
When the hard days came around.....

I would stay this time
Oh, I would stay this time.....

[Verse 2]
You wore your blue sweater
That day in the rain
I watched from the window
As you walked away
I should’ve run after you
Should’ve swallowed my pride
Said, “Baby, I’m hurting
But I want us to try”.......

Now I finish conversations
We never got to have
And I finally hear your heart
In the things you used to ask.......

[Pre-Chorus]
You needed my shoulder
I gave you my back
If you ever reach again
I’ll reach right back......

[Chorus]
If we could start over now
(If we could start over now)
I’d kiss you slower
I’d love you louder
Give you a love
You wouldn’t have to doubt
If we could start over now
(If we could start over now)
Knowing what I know now
I wouldn’t let you down
When the hard days came around......

I would stay this time
Oh, I would stay this time........

[Bridge — building]
Maybe we were young
But I knew how to listen
I just let my pride
Make too many decisions
You were right beside me
I kept making you wait
Now I’m standing here hoping
It isn’t too late............

If that door swings open
And I get one more chance
I won’t leave you reaching
I’ll put my heart in your hands
We could find our rhythm
We could learn a different dance
Let me show you, baby
I can be a better man
(A better ma-a-an)........................

[Final Chorus — full emotion]
If we could start over now
(If we could start over now)
I’d kiss you slower
I’d love you louder
Give you a love
You wouldn’t have to doubt......

If we could start over now
(If we could start over now)
Knowing what I know now
I wouldn’t let you down
When the hard days came around....

I would stay this time
Baby, I would stay this time........

[Outro — soft, soulful]
If we could start over now
(Just give me one more chance)
There’s so much I would tell you
But first I’d take your hand
I’d pull you a little closer......

And let the whole song play
If we could start over…...

This time I would stay
(I would stay).........