If I could go back,

If I could go back,

If I could go back,

I’d change the way things were.

If I could go back,

If I could go back,

If I could go back,

I’d hold on to you tighter.

You lead me once 

You taught me how to walk

You followed the orders of a little toddler 

When you once battled hundreds of goons in your prime.

I ask myself why?

I ask myself how?

How could someone be so different?

I realize, I realize, it’s the love of a grandparent.

You laughed at my jokes,

You loved how we both talk the same.

You played dress up and video games

Just because a child asked.

I ask myself why?

I ask myself how?

How could someone go back to their childhood again?

I realize, I realize, that it’s the love of a grandparent.

You talked to me for hours

Sharing recipes, and stories that I’d never forget

You wished me good luck, for every endeavor

Just because I asked you then.

I ask myself why?

I ask myself how?

How could someone know and tell so much?

I realize, I realize, that it’s the love of a grandparent. 

If I could go back, 

If I could go back,

I’d ask our family history.

If I could go back,

If I could go back,

I’d give you one more hug and kiss.

If I could go back,

If I could go back,

I would hold on to you tighter.

If I could go back, 

If I could go back,

I’d never leave you.

If I could go back

If I could go back

If I could go back

I’d stop the time.

So that we’d have more time

We’d have more time

We’d have more time together.