If Only

If only, if only, I could drive, thinks the young boy doing his chores.

If only, if only, I could get married, thinks the new sophomore in college.

If only, if only, We could have kids, thinks the groom walking down the aisle.

If only, if only, He would grow up, thinks the new father.

If only, if only, He would grow up, thinks the father.

If only, if only, He would leave for college, thinks the aging father.

If only, if only, Thinks the old man on his deathbed, I could go back.