If I Told You Now- Jason Robert Brown
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If I told you now
That I didn’t have the answers
That I didn’t know the reasons
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That I didn’t hold the key
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If I told you now
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That I couldn’t say for certain
That I wouldn’t break my promise
Could you bear to look at me?
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If I told you now
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That in spite of my persistence
And my confident demeanor
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I am more and more in doubt
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If I told you now
Would you smile with understanding
Would you burn with disappointment
Or would you turn and turn me out?
If I told you now
I suspect you still might say
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We’ve gone too far to change
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Or push away the tide
Would you close us down
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Or would I get extra points
Because I tried?
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If I tried
If I told you now
And I’m not about to tell you
But in case I chose to mention
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Things I know you won’t allow
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Would it hurt less later
If I told you now?
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If I told you now
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That we’re never really safe
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From all the fires we set
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Or debts we had to pay
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Would you hold me now
Edim7
So at least for this, for here
I know you’d stay
If you’d stay
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If I told you now
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It would be for your protection
‘Cause I’m sure I’ll disappoint you
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Though I can’t imagine how
Does it make me better
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If I told you now?
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Would you make me better
If I told you now?