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If I Had Known

V7.6
Gary Robinson
05:12
2026-02-18
3
bluegrass, bittersweet, fiddle, slow sway, angelic female
[Intro]
0:00
Verse 1
0:20
If I had known the trouble
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You were carryin’ every day,
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The quiet storms behind your eyes
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You tried to hide away…
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I would've spoken softer,
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Pulled a little of the weight,
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Lit a candle in your darkness
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Just to ease the hurt you faced—
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If I had known.
0:42
Verse 2
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If I had known the sadness
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In the silence of your face,
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The kind that settles in the heart
0:53
And never leaves a trace…
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I’d have brought a little warmth,
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Let the cold winds pass you by,
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Been the comfort that you needed,
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A steadier place to cry—
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If I had known.
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Chorus
1:16
Why do we only see it
1:16
When the moment’s come and gone?
1:21
Why do the ones who need us most
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Try to carry on alone?
1:31
I’d have reached out, I’d have held you,
1:34
If your heart had only shown…
1:40
I’d have made your stay more gentle
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In this hard and hurting world—
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If I had known.
1:59
Bridge
2:31
Maybe you were reaching,
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Maybe I was blind…
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Maybe all you needed
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Was someone with more time.
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Final Chorus
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Why do we only see it
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When the moment’s come and gone?
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Why do the ones who need us most
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Feel they have to walk alone?
3:31
I’d have reached out, I’d have held you,
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If your heart had only shown…
3:40
I’d have made your stay more gentle
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Than the road you walked alone—
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If I had known.If I had known…
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If I had only known.
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