If Only

The old man's been stealin'

She's holding her grievance for a hundred-odd years

We all keep believin'

That history repeats itself year after year

All I fear's that the future is worse

We have to give in to the hundred-year curse

Sweat in the sun like we're digging a grave

Dig deep enough and our fortune we'll save

If only, if only

The woodpecker sighs

The bark on the trees was as soft as the skies

As the wolf waits below hungry and lonely

He cries to the mo-oo-n

If only, if only

Chasing the sky

A beautiful wife

You'll make mistakes and it's my back that breaks

And forever my past steals my life

To submission I'm beat

But there's hope beneath these feet

Blisters and blood

And the sun makes you blind

Don't let it eat

Till it can't help but be kind

Cause you know what's important

With your back to the wall

You can break metal chains

And you're friends don't let you fall

I'm a soul

But I find myself lent

That is no use

When I'm finding my history, finding my history

I am no plane, I'm more like a feather

That is no use

When I'm finding my history, finding my history

I am no plane, I'm more like a feather

But I can't fly away without finding myself