If Only... - Hoodoo Gurus

If I only knew what I know

I would not have done what I did

You said all along I was wrong

But I went and did it anyway.

Yes, I went

And did it anyway

But if only… (you should listen)

But if only… (stop and think)

I was in control (so I thought)

With a foolproof plan — what a joke!

Proving what a fool I can be

As it all exploded in my face

Whatever made me do it anyway?

But if only… (time's a-wasting)

But if only… (Just move on)

But if only… (No use chasing)

But if only… (What is gone)

Oh, you sentimental fool

You’re finding out life can be cruel

You cannot bend the rules

Oh, you sentimental fool

You find some coal and think that you’ll

Create a precious jewel

You sentimental fool!

But if only… (something ventured)

But if only… (nothing gained)

But if only… (You were captured)

But if only… (By your game)

Oh, you temperamental fool

You’ve got to keep your engine cool —

You’re burning too much fuel

Oh, you temperamental fool

You think you’ll find somebody who’ll

Be warm when you are cool

You temperamental fool!

Picking myself up off the ground

Everybody knows how that feels!

To be wrong again, as I know I will

It really doesn’t matter anyway

But if only… (time's a wasting)

But if only… (just move on)

But if only… (no use chasing)

But if only… (what is gone)

But if only… (catching rainbows)

(can't be done)

But if only… (fleeting haloes)

(of the sun)