(If I could turn back) (If I could turn back the hands) If I could turn, turn back the hands of time How did I ever let you slipslip away Never knowing I'd be singing this song some day And now I'm sinking, sinking to rise no more Ever since you closed the

And when I walked away I left footsteps in the mud so you could follow me But all we knew is that we cared, uh You're so bad at holding water, slips right through your fingers We'd both end up drowning, it would hit the ground And then the path would

I'm a goner Somebody catch my breath I wanna be known by you Don't let me be gone Though I'm weak I'll slipslip away Into the sound The ghost of you Is close to me

Medicate me Far beyond what I could see But not getting through to me Infiltrate me Side effects appear As my conscience slips away Science failing Conscience fading fast

So sad to watch good love go bad Remember how we used to feel dear It breaks my heart to see us part We used to have good times together But now I feel them slipslip away It makes me cry to see love die You said nothing could change you mind Is it any wonder

What do I say to you? And you were slipping away And if I want you to stay You walk with boundless grace Think old thoughts from yesterday All being lost in the fire You wandered and lost the way Someone's always left behind When the door of life closes

Like breathing in sulfur Stay, you don't always know where you stand Till you know that you won't run away There's something inside me that feels My guilt and my shame always sell me short, Always feel the same And my face and my soul always wear me

Soon I'm gonna slipslip away I'm so sleepy yeah I could lay my head on a piece of lead And imagine it was a springy bed 'Cause I'm sleepy, sleepy I'm so sleepy, yeah In the night I feel it creeping, creeping, creeping I can't keep my mind away from my dreams

I ain’t gonna waste it I won’t let it slipslip away Gone tomorrow, here today No, it’s gone tomorrow But it’s here today A child held up in the sky To sunset youth, we say goodbye But I won’t live with regret Carpe Diem is the secret

I'll pray for you Do you pray for me? How many nights do you lie dreaming I'm counting the days since you went away When I lost my heart, life lost all meaning What I would give to see you again And you slipped away from me without talking The look in