What If You Knew?

What if you knew

How many times I say your name?

Not out loud, not where you'd hear

Just quietly inside my head

(every day)

What if you knew

I notice every little thing?

The way you smile when you're pretending

The way your eyes don't smile with you

You tell me that you're fine

So I tell you that I believe you

But we both know there's something there

And I wish I knew what to do

So I stay beside you

Like I've always done

Even when my heart is screaming

You're the only one

(only you)

What if you knew I loved you?

Would everything change?

Would you look at me differently

Or would you walk away?

What if I told you

You're the reason I still believe

That somewhere underneath all this

There's a life meant for you and me

(you and me)

What if you knew I wanted you?

But I'd never make you choose

'Cause loving you means letting you decide

Even if I lose

Sometimes you sit beside me

And everything gets quiet

For a little while I forget

There's a world outside us

You don't have to explain

I can read it in your face

There's a sadness in your eyes

That I wish I could erase

(I wish I could)

And if I could take the hurt away

I'd do it without a thought

But I can't fight a battle

You haven't asked me to fight

(so I'll wait)

I'll be the person you can call

When everything gets too loud

I'll be the shoulder you can lean on

Without ever asking why

(I'm here)

What if you knew I loved you?

Would everything change?

Would you look at me differently

Or would you walk away?

What if I told you

You're the reason I still believe

That somewhere underneath all this

There's a life meant for you and me

(maybe someday)

What if you knew I wanted you?

But I'd never make you choose

'Cause loving you means letting you decide

Even if I lose

What if one day you came to me

And said you finally understood?

What if I reached out my hand

And for once, everything felt good?

What if all the years of waiting

Were leading somewhere after all?

What if you were standing there

And I didn't have to let you go?

(don't let me go)

But if that day never comes

I'll still be grateful that I knew

What it felt like to love somebody

Who made the whole world feel less blue

(you made it brighter)

I don't need to be your hero

I don't need to be your choice

I just need you to remember

You'll always have my voice

(I'm right here)

What if you knew I loved you?

Maybe you'd finally see

That every quiet moment

Was you and me, secretly

What if you knew

How much you mean to me?

Maybe someday you'd understand

Why I never left your side

(never left)

What if you knew I wanted you?

But I'd still let you go

If letting you find happiness

Was the only way I could show

That I love you more than wanting you

More than having you near

(I love you)

So I'll keep it to myself

Until you're ready to know

And if you never are

I'll still be here

But sometimes, when you're looking away

I let myself wonder..