IF I COULD
If I could
I'd protect you from the sadness in your eyes
Give you courage in a world of compromise
Yes, I would
If I could
I would teach you all the things I've never learned
And I'd help you cross the bridges that I've burned
Yes, I would
If I could
I would try to shield your innocence from time
But the part of life I gave you isn't mine
I've watched you grow
So I could let you go
If I could
I would help you make it through the hungry years
But I know that I can never cry your tears
But I would
If I could
If I live
In a time and place where you don't want to be
You don't have to walk along this road with me
My yesterday
Won't have to be your way
If I knew
I'd have tried to change the world I brought to you to
And there isn't very much that I can do
But I would
If I could
If I could
I would try to shield your innocence from time
But the part of life I gave you isn't mine
I've watched you grow
So I could let you go
If I could
I would help you make it through the hungry years
But I know that I can never cry your tears
But I would
If I could
Yes I would
Yes I would
If I could
For Jason
Sung from a parent to her child, "If I Could" meant a lot to me as a mother. It's about how we have to let go of our children eventually, something we moms and dads have a hard time doing. Though we wish we could, we can't protect them forever.
Produced by Barbra Streisand and Arif Mardin
Orchestra Arranged and Conducted by Jeremy Lubbock
Keyboards and Programming: Scott Frankfurt
Acoustic Guitar: Dean Parks
Recorded by Dave Reitzas
Mixed by Frank Filipetti
Published by EMI Blackwood Music Inc./Sony/ATV Music LLC (BMI)/WB Music Corp./Spinning Platinum Music (ASCAP)
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LEADING WITH YOUR HEART
Once upon a time
I was afraid
Of letting go,
Letting someone in.
My feelings stayed
Behind a door that had no key.
Leading with my heart
Never was for me.
Living in my mind,
Running away
'Til someone's arms
Caught me by surprise
I never knew
The power of love
But I suppose
Deep in every heart
There's a part that knows.
Listen to it's voice
For it whispers
What your dreams are made of,
So why be afraid of
What you know is true?
Every day you learn
Leading with your heart can lift you higher,
Where your heart's desire
Will be waiting for you.
Follow what you feel,
Feelings are wise,
Believe your heart,
As you believe your eyes.
And like a child
Who's wandered off and lost its way,
You can find a place
Where your soul believes
That you're home to stay.
Follow what you feel
Anywhere it goes
Believe your heart
Trusting that it knows.
As the dark of night
Will always find the light of day,
List'ning with your heart,
You will hear it say:
"Leading with your heart,
You will find your way."
This song was a surprise! When my friends Marvin Hamlisch and Alan & Marilyn Bergman heard I was doing this album, they set out to write a song for it. They knew how much I loved Virginia Kelley, so they titled the song after her autobiography, Leading With My Heart.
Produced by Barbra Streisand and Jeremy Lubbock
Arranged and Conducted by Jeremy Lubbock
Keyboards: Jeremy Lubbock
Bass, Drums and Percussion Programming, Additional Synths: Scott Frankfurt
Recorded by Dave Reitzas
Mixed by Frank Filipetti
Published by Threesome Music (ASCAP)/Red Bullet Music, adm. by Famous Music Corporation (ASCAP)
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