If I Could Turn Back Time
If I Could Turn Back Time

I don't know why I did the things I did
I don't know why I said the things I said
Pride's like a knife it can cut deep inside
Words are like weapons they wound sometimes
I didn't really mean to hurt you
I didn't want to see you go
I know I made you cry
But baby

If I could turn back time
If I could find a way
I'd take back those words that hurt you
And you'd stay
If I could reach the stars
I'd give them all to you
Then you'd love me, love me like you used to do
If I could turn back time

My world was shattered
I was torn apart
Like someone took a knife
And drove it deep in my heart
When you walked out that door
I swore that I didn't care
But I lost my everything darling then and there
Too strong to tell you I was sorry
Too proud to tell you I was wrong
I know that I was blind
And darling

If I could turn back time. . .

I didn't really mean to hurt you
I didn't want to see you go
I know I made you cry
But oh, if I could turn back time

(c) 1988 Realsongs ASCAP
Written by Diane Warren
Produced by Diane Warren and Guy Roche
Recorded and mixed by Frank Wolf
Drums & Tambourine: Mark T. Williams
Bass: John Pierce
Guitar: Steve Lukather
Additional Guitar: Glenn Sciurba
Background Vocals: Desmond Child, Maria Vidal, Michael Anthony, Robin Beck
Clock by "Moonbeam"
Recorded at Criterion Studios, L.A., Bill Schnee Studios, N. Hollywood
Mixed at The Complex, L.A.
Steve Lukather appears courtesy of columbia Records
Robin Beck appears courtesy of Phonogram Records