IJMC - If I Only Knew, What I Could Do

Ok, no more Tom Jones. We will leave him to the Martians. Some of you are 
gonna love this one and some of you are gonna hate this one. Depends if 
you like the "sappy" stuff or not. I dunno, other than the mention of the 
"Lord" in the first line, I like it. We tend to take our life for granted 
when we should be enjoying what we have. I do that myself...worry about 
what I do not have...contemplate what I want...instead of smiling for 
what I already have. I have my health, beautiful days like today, a 
family, friends, a chance to continue to improve my life, and the ability 
to learn. I may be slow to learn sometimes...but I do learn.        -dave


IF I KNEW

If I knew it would be the last time that I'd see you fall asleep, I would
tuck you in more tightly and pray the Lord, your soul to keep,

If I knew it would be the last time that I see you walk out the door, I
would give you a hug and kiss and call you back for one more. 

If I knew it would be the last time I'd hear your voice lifted up in
praise, I would video tape each action and word, so I could play them back
day after day. 

If I knew it would be the last time, I could spare an extra minute or two
to stop and say "I love you," instead of assuming, you would KNOW I do. 

If I knew it would be the last time I would be there to share your day,
well I'm sure you'll have so many more, so I can let just this one slip
away. 

For surely there's always tomorrow to make up for an oversight, and we
always get a second chance to make everything right. 

There will always be another day to say our "I love you' s", And certainly
there's another chance to say our "Anything I can do's?" 

But just in case I might be wrong, and today is all I get, I'd like to say
how much I love you and I hope we never forget,

Tomorrow is not promised to anyone, young or old alike, And today may be
the last chance you get to hold your loved one tight.. 

So if you're waiting for tomorrow, why not do it today? For if tomorrow
never comes, you'll surely regret the day,

That you didn't take that extra time for a smile, a hug, or a kiss and you
were too busy to grant someone, what turned out to be their one last wish. 

So hold your loved ones close today, whisper in their ear, Tell them how
much you love them and that you'll always hold them dear,

Take time to say "I'm sorry," "please forgive me," "thank you" or "it's
okay". And if tomorrow never comes, you'll have no regrets about today.