The Times — If Only

[Verse 1] If only life was like a video I'd rewind it to the start of the show I'd try to put right all the thing we'd done wrong Could we, I've got time, it would take us that long To be sure If only I could find a reason why I wouldn't have a thousand reasons to cry Like why we're living in a basment flat And after four minutes it's the end of that To be sure Our next door neighbor's got it all sussed out She's voting Liberal when the election's come round If only all the backstreets were wide enough To let her Rolls Royce pass through Without any fuss [Chorus] If only I knew where to look for you If only I knew where to find the real you If only I knew to be sure [Verse 2] If only T.V. adverts weren't so long I could be on T.V. singing three-minute songs About peace and love and other such crimes Replacing brainwashing with a right to buy To be sure If only life was like a supermarket You could pick and choose if you didn't like it But as it is you haven't got much choice A cog in the machinery of a clockwork toy To be sure [Chorus] If only I knew where to look for you If only I knew where to find the real you If only I knew to be sure To be sure To be sure To be sure