There was boy 'bout two years old
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That's much too young too see what would unfold
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His dad so bold, so full of lies
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Caught up in things that would take his life
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He'd leave behind all words unsaid
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His loved ones learned to deal with it
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When his boy got older with less than enough guidance
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Needed more assurance, a little strength and courage
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But if he knew what he knows now
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He may be with us still
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If he knew what he knows now, oh
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There was girl 'bout three years old
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To laugh and play should have been her goals
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Her family moved from place to place
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Free spirits and money they couldn't waste
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She'd be alone more times than few
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Too many men trusted and out of view
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One took her in and used his mind
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Scarred her inside and changed her life
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So when she had daughters of her own
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Her memories could no longer escape her
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They affected all the choices that she would make
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But if she knew what she knows now
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She wouldn't take the blame
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If she knew what she knows now
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I was the girl who felt so strong
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'Bout anything in this world when I saw wrong
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I smiled a lot, sometimes cry alone
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When it got too much I had a place to turn
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I wish that I could heal your pain
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Capture the truth, secrets filled with shame, oh
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'Cuz if you want I'll tell the world
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All the things you couldn't say
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And hope that you can find your way
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'Cuz I know what I know now
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I was preparing for today
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If we knew what we know now
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We could have made a better day
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If we knew what we know now
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We'd know there was a different way
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If we knew what we know now
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But we all learn by example
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We can become our worst fear
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Certain lessons we should hold on
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Some don't serve us anymore
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Our parents raised us how they knew how
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They didn't know a better way
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I just try as hard you could
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Don't wanna make the same mistake
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Hope that you can find your way
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Hope that you can find your way
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If We Knew
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