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If Only I Lyrics by Jon McLaughlin

Promising Promises

2011

[Verse 1]
In this old cafe
I come here everyday and watch you
I watch you
Sometimes I hear your voice
Over all the noise, you bleed through
And I hear you, yeah, yeah, yeah

[Chorus]
Slowly all the faces turn to yours
Like no one else exists anymore
And I'd talk to you if only I could speak
And I'd dream of you if I could fall asleep

[Verse 2]
People say love is hell
It's a shiny prison cell where time stops
The door's unlocked
Now you're a part of me
Trust me, I've tried to leave
I've tried to walk
But I'm all talk

[Chorus]
'Cause slowly all the faces turn to yours
Like no one else exists anymore
And I'd talk to you if only I could speak
And I'd dream of you if I could fall asleep

[Bridge]
And then I stand up and go talk to you
You start to smile like you want me too
And we stay together for the end of time
But this is only happening in my mind

[Chorus]
And slowly all the faces turn to yours
Like no one else exists anymore
And I'd beg for you if only I could speak
And I'd dream of you if I could fall asleep
I'd dream of you if I could fall asleep

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"If Only I" appears on "Promising Promises" in 2011.

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