If I Could From Skeletons of Songs Bootleg by Peter Hammill Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, you must be crazy to stay here
And I'll be crazy when you go;
Though there's so much I want to tell you
All the words come out too slow
I've been locked in my problems
You seemed prepared to wait...
Now that I know I'm going to lose you
All the words come out too late

[Chorus]
There's no promise I can give you
That you wouldn't know was fake;
Though I just want to be with you
There's no show that I can make

[Post-Chorus 1]
And in the morning, when I wake and find you dressing
I can see that it's on your mind to go for good;
And I know that all this time I've kept you guessing
But I'd tell you if I could
That's just no good, that's just no...
[Verse 2]
But if I now said that I loved you
Oh, how would that seem in your eyes?
Oh, may my voice fall into silеnce
If my words turn out to be lies
You know that I nеver meant to hurt you
Even though I'm... That's what I do –
Even though you might not believe this
All my words were meant for you

[Chorus]
There's no promise I can give you
That you wouldn't know was fake;
Though I just want to be with you
There's no show that I can make

[Post-Chorus 2]
And in the evening, when we sit and watch the TV
Oh, I know that all this silence just won't do me any good
And I want to beg you, beg you, beg you to believe me...
That I'd tell you if I could
I'd tell you if I could
I'd tell you if I could