Verse 1
He’d like to buy her a present for her birthday
He’d like to fly her to Paris in the spring
And do all the things that new lovers do
Except for one little thing

Verse 2
She’s got a band of gold living on her left hand
Received from another long ago
He looks into her eyes and tries to disguise
His passion that she’ll never know

Chorus
But if he could he would kiss her and hold her all night long
And if he could he would sing her a sweet love song
And if he could he would reach out and gently take her hand
But he would never try to take her away from her man

Verse 3
Now her life appears to be a bed of roses
Yet he knows it’s really full of thorns
She knows she doesn’t dare to look into his eyes
She’s fears that her love for him will show

Verse 4
She can sense his passion rising there beside her
But there’s no way for her to really know
Could the grass be greener on the other side
An answer that she will never know

Chorus
But if she could she would kiss him and hold him all night long
And if she could she would sing him a sweet love song
And if she could she would reach out and gently take his hand
But she would never think to break her promise to her man

Bridge
If she were to follow her heart
She’d earn a scarlet letter
So instead, she will listen to her head
Cause this time it knows better

Verse 5
Could their fire burning be infatuation
Just whiskey under neon lights
They’ll just walk away, it’s better that way
A friendly hug and say goodnight

Chorus
But if she could she would kiss him and hold him all night long
And if she could she would sing him a sweet love song
And if he could he would reach out and gently take her hand
But he would never try to take her away from her man

Outro
No, he would never try to take her
even though he knows he can