If Only Is

New leaf on a tumtum tree Shining green translucency so tiny This leaf owed a dark cliché That all my possibilities are fading You can't afford to linger long "If only" is the bitterest song You can't go back, you must go on "If only" is the bitterest song You and I hiked up a hill Feel the forest stretch their backs below us It was then the Earth stood still And every surface raised its voice in chorus You can't afford to linger long "If only" is the bitterest song You can't go back; you must go on "If only" is the bitterest song You will need a paddle To break against the side Out onto the water You will float You will glide