And if only, the news was more happy
And if only, I had more money today
And if only, the planet was healthy
And if only, I could stop from running away

I'm talking about pride
And I'm walking by oceans
Where the mind and the body draw a battle line between emotions
I'm taking my chances
And I'm talking about feelings
Oh, all the days that I get away
I'm talking about healing

Whoa, if only, sex didn't sell out the nation
And if only, the government was fair
And if only, we weren't so horny
And if only, my guilty conscience was cleared

And if only, I had a better-looking body
And if only, you didn't puff on that last joint
And if only, those greedy motherfuckers got the message
And if only, I didn't have to swear to make my point

I'm talking about pride
And I'm walking by oceans
Where the mind and the body draw a battle line between emotions
I'm taking my chances
And I'm talking about feelings
Oh, all the days that I get away
I'm talking about healing
Another day goes by
And it still feels like yesterday
And I don't know who we are
But every time we try
I don't know the words to say
I guess we never tried that hard

Whoa, if only, Jesus talked to me in English
And if only, I got immediate results
And if only, d�j� vu wasn't such a mystery
And if only, I could destroy the record of my faults.

Hey, if only, I was a little younger, little older
And if only, the evidence wasn't so conclusive
And if only, I could lose that rain cloud up above me
And if only, I could only stop from using these excuses