“If Only”
[BEN:] I SAID I’D NEVER LEAVE YOU.
I SAID THAT I WOULD NEVER LET YOU DOWN.
I NEEDED A CHANCE TO PROVE MY LOVE TO YOU
TIL’ TIME IS THROUGH.
[MARK:] THE PROMISES I GAVE YOU,
I NEVER MEANT TO SEE THEM LEFT UNTRUE.
YOU WERE MY EVERYTHING, I GIVE MY
HEART TO YOU – TO START A NEW.
[CHRISTIAN:] AND ALL OF THE DAYS JUST PASS ME BY.
SO I PRAY, AND I’M ASKING WHY
[BEN:] ALL THAT I ASK IS ONE MORE TRY.
COS I NEVER WANNA SAY GOODBYE.
[ALL:] IF ONLY I LISTENED TO MY HEART.
THEN MAYBE WE WOULDN’T BE APART.
NOW ALL I CAN DREAM ABOUT IS YOU.
AND BABY THAT’S ALL I DO.
IF ONLY WE TWO COULD START A NEW
I PROMISE I’D NEVER BE UNTRUE.
COS ALL I CAN DREAM ABOUT IS YOU
AND BABY THAT’S ALL I DO.
[CHRISTIAN:] YOU’RE LOOKING FOR ANOTHER
I’M LOOKING FOR A CHANCE WITH YOU AGAIN
I GUESS I NEVER SHOWED YOU
WHAT YOU MEAN TO ME
CAN’T YOU SEE.
[PAUL:] EVERYTHING I TOLD YOU,
AND EVERYTHING I DID I FEEL WAS WRONG
I DIDN’T KNOW THE WORDS I SAID WOULD
MAKE YOU LEAVE, PLEASE BELIEVE
[MARK:] AND ALL OF THE DAYS JUST PASS ME BY.
SO I PRAY, AND I’M ASKING WHY
[BEN:] ALL THAT I ASK IS ONE MORE TRY.
COS I NEVER WANNA SAY GOODBYE
[ALL:] IF ONLY I LISTENED TO MY HEART.
THEN MAYBE WE WOULDN’T BE APART.
NOW ALL I CAN DREAM ABOUT IS YOU.
AND BABY THAT’S ALL I DO.
IF ONLY WE TWO COULD START A NEW
I PROMISE I’D NEVER BE UNTRUE.
COS ALL I CAN DREAM ABOUT IS YOU
AND BABY THAT’S ALL I DO
[PAUL + CHRISTIAN:] IF ONLY, IF ONLY, IF ONLY, ALL I DO
IF ONLY, IF ONLY, IF ONLY, ALL I DO X 2
[BEN + MARK:] IF ONLY I’D LISTENED TO MY HEART,
THEN MAYBE WE WOULDN’T BE APART.
NOW ALL I CAN DREAM ABOUT IS YOU
AND BABY THAT’S ALL I DO
[ALL:] IF ONLY I LISTENED TO MY HEART.
THEN MAYBE WE WOULDN’T BE APART.
NOW ALL I CAN DREAM ABOUT IS YOU.
AND BABY THAT’S ALL I DO.
IF ONLY WE TWO COULD START A NEW
I PROMISE I’D NEVER BE UNTRUE.
COS ALL I CAN DREAM ABOUT IS YOU
AND BABY THAT’S ALL I DO
[ALL:] IF ONLY I LISTENED TO MY HEART.
THEN MAYBE WE WOULDN’T BE APART.
NOW ALL I CAN DREAM ABOUT IS YOU.
AND BABY THAT’S ALL I DO.
IF ONLY WE TWO COULD START A NEW
I PROMISE I’D NEVER BE UNTRUE.
COS ALL I CAN DREAM ABOUT IS YOU
AND BABY THAT’S ALL I DO.
The lyrics of “If Only” discuss the speaker’s longing for a relationship that is both passionate and stable. The speaker seems to be longing for a perfect relationship in every way, and they express this desire through the line, “if only you could love me like you love the sky.” This line suggests that the speaker wants a relationship as strong and enduring as the natural world.
The lyrics of “If Only” explore the speaker’s longing for something they cannot have. The speaker reflects on everything they would do if they only had the chance, but they know that they will never get that chance. The song is a bittersweet reminder of all the things we wish we could have but know we can never have.