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If Only Lyrics by The Times

This Is London

1983

[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
Credits
The Times

The Times

About “If Only” by The Times

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"If Only" is credited to The Times. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"If Only" appears on "This Is London" in 1983.

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