If I had known the future,
and all that it entailed;
I would never go, down those same roads,
that lead me straight to Hell.
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If I had known the heartaches,
which many times I've faced;
I'd run and hide, deep down inside,
in a place that's sound and safe.
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If I'd have known what love is,
I may have loved much more;
But I didn't know, how to let it show,
never knowing what love is for.
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If I were but a child again,
and attention I  yearned to seek;
I may have become, much different than some,
but all I became was me.