You talked so tough but you were naked insideIt was hard for you to hide anythingYou knew I came from so far awayThat I could never stay for very longYou wanted me to chase youI knew there was a chanceThat any feeling we hadWould rule our circumstanceIf I could be there I would be there nowFight through the noisy crowdUntil I found youIf I could be there on the hot stone streetWhere we used to meetI would be laughingAll of the children reached for your handI'd stand among themIf I could be there one more timeIt was a wavelength we held in tuneIt ended too soon to really knowThe temperature tumbledOnly birds knew in advanceThe seasons broke our tranceAnd I was going homeNow if I find youIt's in my sleepI never knew before nowThat my life was incompleteIf I could be there I would be there nowFight through the noisy crowdUntil I found youIf I could be there on the hot stone streetWhere we used to meetI would be laughingAll of the children reached for your handI'd stand among themIf I could be there one more timeSoon I'll escapeMaybe too lateAnd you'll be goneI can't believeYou're just a memoryGoing on and onDo you think of me?If I could be there I would be there nowFight through the noisy crowdUntil I found youIf I could be there nowIf I could be there on the hot stone streetWhere we used to meetI would be laughingIf I could be there nowIf I could be there I would be there nowFight through the noisy crowdUntil I found youIf I could be there nowIf I could be there on the hot stone streetWhere we used to meetI would be laughingIf I could be there nowIf I could be there I would be there nowFight through the noisy crowdUntil I found youIf I could be there nowIf I could be there on the hot stone streetWhere we used to meetI would be laughing