Caught in the rush of a dizzying tempo
Chasing the high but my heart was too slow
Missed every cue, every look in your eyes
Hiding my truth in a clever disguise
The beat was too fast, the city too loud
I lost your sweet melody in the crowd
If I had known then, what I know today
Would the music have swung in a different way?
If I had read between the lines you drew
Would I still be waking up next to you?
If I had known then, oh, if I only knew
Would it change the rhythm of me and you?
Tripping on chords that I played out of key
You were the perfect harmony for me
Too busy playing a solo so grand
I let the real magic slip through my hand
I thought I had time, I thought it was fine
But I was just stepping right over the line
If I had known then, what I know today
Would the music have swung in a different way?
If I had read between the lines you drew
Would I still be waking up next to you?
If I had known then, oh, if I only knew
Would it change the rhythm of me and you?
The rhythm was frantic, the spotlight was bright
But now it's just me and this quiet old night
I replay the changes, I re-write the score
But you're not walking through that studio door
Now the silence is heavy, the stage is so bare
I turn to my side, but you are not there
If I had known then, what I know today
Would the music have swung in a different way?
If I had read between the lines you drew
Would I still be waking up next to you?
If I had known then, oh, if I only knew...
Yeah, if I had known then...
Would everything change?
Just a fool in a bebop dream...
