Goapele - If We Knew lyrics

There was boy Bout two years old That's much too young Too see what would unfold His dad so bold So full of lies Caught up in things That would take his life He'd leave behind Old words unsaid His loved ones left To deal with it So when his boy got older With less than a little guidance Needed more a**urance A little strength and courage But he knew what he knows now He may bewith us still If he knew what he knows now ooohhh 2nd verse There was girl Bout three years old To laugh and play Should have been what goes Her family moved From place to place Free spirits and Money they couldn't waste She'd be alone More times than few Too many men Trusted and out of view One took her in And used his mind Scarred her inside And changed her life So when she had daughters of her own Her memories could no longer escape her They affecetd all the choices that she would make But if she knew what she knows now She wouldn't take the blame If she knew what she knows now I was the girl Who felt so strong Bout anything In this world when I saw wrong I' anyalyze Sometimes cry alone When it got too much I had a place to turn I wish that I Could heal your pain Capture your truth secrets filled with shame Cuz if you want I'll tell the world All the things you couldn't say And hope that you can find your way Cuz I know what I know now I was preparing for today If we knew what we know now We could have made a better day If we knew what we know now We'd know there was a different way If we knew what we know now break But we all learn by example We can become our worst fear Certain lesson we should on Some don't serve us anymore Our parents rasied us how they knew how They didn't know a better way I just try as hard you do Cuz don't wanna make the same mistake Hope that you Can find your way Hope that you Can find your way Hope thatyou Can find your way