If Only

If only I could dial back the years
To when we met and sensed the warmth of love.
I would erase the times I brought you tears
And brighten darkened days like stars above.

If only you could hear my verses sung,
You'd understand the love I have for you.
I rue what I allowed this careless tongue
To say, for it had made your days turn blue.

If only you could read my mournful heart,
You'd feel the anguished pain I always hold.
A pain that lingers still and won't depart
Until the day my blood is running cold.

In my declining years, what I will do
Is love you even more than when we wed.
I'll treasure all the moments I'm with you
As I recite the words my pen has bled.