What if, I had held you closer
What if, the music hadn’t waned
What if, that night had lasted forever
would our lives have been the same

What if, I had kissed you
What if, I’d told you then
What if, you hadn’t turned away
into the arms of another man

What if, you’d come back to me
What if, we had started anew
What if, my broken heart
could still wrap itself around you

What good, is it now to ponder
What good, is it now to suppose
What good, is it now to imagine
how our lives would’ve interposed

What now, I ask myself
What now, she’s again within reach
What now, simply follow my heart?
What does experience teach?

What ifs are best forgotten
What good can come of this
What now I tell myself each night
—that dream didn’t exist