Verse 1] I'm a lover 'cause I can't help myself A natural mother since the day that I fell Not a martyr, I'm just someone who cares [Chorus] So dig a little bit deeper And be a little bit kinder
Hethought you were awesome He thought I was awesome? My brother? Definitely! How? Well, he said There's nothing like your smile Thepoem was written during the start of World War II, when life was defined by its uncertainties. The poem is a villanelle, meaning it follows a strict structure of repeating refrains. The primary tension in "If I Could Tell You" is between the human speaker and the personified antagonist Time. The key themes in the poem are the uncertainty of Verse 1] While this town is busy sleeping All the noise has died away I walk the streets to stop my weeping Cause she'll never change her ways [Chorus 1] But don't fool yourself She was heartache