I see the couples pass
I watch the couples argue

I see the couples laugh
And I watch the couples flirt

I see the couples
I see the couples see right through one another

I see he takes her for granted
And she picks a fight over the TV at night

I see he flirts with other girls
And she makes him dinner after work

I see they think they love each other
And maybe you see they do

But I see the way she looks at him
Is not how I look at you

I see the way he holds her close
Is not how you hold me through the night

I see the couples holding hands
And I see them sharing meals

But do they share their dreams
And their deepest fears?

Do they share their flaws
And their greatest selves?

Because you make me want to be
The partner I didn’t know I was
The woman I am
The mother I want to be
The person I will become

I see the couples
I see the couples see right through one another

If I had you here
Just for a day
I’d turn that day away

Because I wouldn’t want to see your face
then watch it walk away

If I had you here
Just for a day
I’d make a deal with God
To somehow let you stay

But what would I bargain with?
To keep you here
What would it be?

Not my soul.
It's bound to yours.

Not my smile
It’s no longer mine to give.

Not my warmth
For what would keep you close to me?

Not my voice
How else would I sing you to sleep?

If I had you here
Just for a day
I’d turn that day away

Because I wouldn’t want to feel your breath
Then feel the pain of it pulling away

Because if I had you here
Just for that day

That would be one hello too short
And one goodbye too long

But if that were one less goodbye
And a million more hellos

I would take every day
to show you that one lifetime with you is still
one day too short