If Only Rod Stewart ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ If only I'd ever listened to all of my closest friends Who knew that it was over and the party had to end If only I'd have noticed the sadness in her eyes She'd still be in my arms tonight, if only If only I'd have realized the unimportance of being cool To give a kiss and maybe just say, "Darling, I love you" If only I'd said I was sorry, I'd have been a much better man She'd still be in my arms tonight, if only There's an emptiness that fills my heart now that she's not here I loved her more than all life, something I'll always feel If only If only I'd come home at night, instead of staying out for one more drink If only I'd been unconcerned of what the other guys may think If only I'd have held her tight, but I guess it's too late now Oh how blind could one man be, if only CHORUS: W-O-W But I will not be sad After all the fun (that) we have had You live some, and you learn some If only If only I could convince her - the importance of one more chance If only God would allow me one more celestial dance If only I'd had the nerve to call her up and tell her how I feel She'd still be in my arms tonight, if only But it's only love and love ain't real It's only a four letter word We spend half our lives chasing after it How wonderfully absurd, if only CHORUS If Only Rod Stewart ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ If only I'd ever _____________ to all of my closest friends Who knew that it was over and the party had to end If only I'd have _____________ the sadness in her eyes She'd still ______ ______ ______ ______ tonight, if only If only I'd have _____________ the unimportance of being "cool" To give a kiss and maybe just ________ , "Darling, I love you" If only I'd said I was __________ , I'd have been a much better man She'd still be in my arms tonight, if only There's an ______________ that fills my heart now that she's not here I loved her more than all life, something I'll always feel If only If only I'd have come home at night, instead of staying out ___________________ If only I'd been unconcerned of what the other _________ may think If only if I'd have _________ her tight but I guess it's too late now Oh how blind could one man be, if only CHORUS: W-O-W But I will not be sad After all the fun (that) we have had You ________ some, and you __________ some If only If only I could convince her - the importance of one more _____________ If only God would allow me one more celestial dance If only I'd had the __________ to call her up and tell her how I feel She'd still be in my arms tonight, if only But it's only love and love ain't real It's only a four letter word We spend half our lives ________________ after it How wonderfully absurd, if only CHORUS IF ONLY 1. What are some of the things he wishes he had done in his relationship with her? Example: He wishes he had noticed the sadness in her eyes. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 2. "You live some and you learn some." Explain. __________________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________________ 3. Explain the meaning of the following: Line 2 "it was over and the party had to end" __________________________________________________________________________ Line 7 "being cool" __________________________________________________________________________ Line 23 "celestial dance" __________________________________________________________________________ Lines 26-29 "Love ain't real Love is a four letter word __________________________________ We spend half our lives chasing after it Isn't it absurd? __________________________________________________ 4. The contraction "I'd" is used many times in the song but sometimes it means "I had" and sometimes it means "I would". Write the numbers of the lines in which "I'd" means: "I had" _______________________________________________________________ or "I would" ___________________________________________________________