Fred Whitacre - If I Knew Then What I Know Now Lyrics

When I was seventeen, I didn't comprehend all the emotions running through my brain
When I was eighteen, I couldn't recognize the path before me (Laid out before me)
But now I know that things are very different
And now I know that nothing's guaranteed
If I knew then what I know now
If I knew then what I know now
If I could see then what I see now
Things would be different (So very different)
When I was twenty one
So many of my thoughts were scattered memories lying on the floor
When I was twenty three, being an adult was all-consuming (So all-consuming)
Now I know the things that really matter
And now I know that nothing comes for free
If I knew then what I know now
If I knew then what I know now
If I could see then what I see now
Things would be different (So very different)
I know, at times the world's been cold to me
I wouldn't be me without the missteps along the way
All the scars-all the teardrops-are sewn into my skin
If I knew then what I know now
If I knew then what I know now
If I could see then what I see now
Things would be different (So very different)