Dolly Parton — If Only

[Verse 1] The word "If", just two tiny letters Says so much for something so small The biggest little word in existence; Never answers, just questions us all [Chorus] If regrets were gold, I'd be rich as a queen If teardrops were diamonds, how my face would gleam If I'd loved you better, I wouldn't be lonely If only, if only, if only [Verse 2] But looking back now I see clearly With my twenty-twenty hindsight Oh, but don't think I haven't paid dearly Because you could be in my arms tonight [Chorus] If regrets were gold, I'd be rich as a queen If teardrops were diamonds, how my face would gleam How I let you go, I swear is beyond me But if only; ah, if only; oh, if only [Verse 3] I could start over, if I could go back Have the power to change things Then I would do that But I listened to others like a fool Oh, shame on me [Outro] But if only you would just come back If only, dare I even ask Oh, if only