IF ONLY I’DA

Original lyrics by Stan C. Countz

It’s easy to sit on the sidelines and call out all the winning plays
It’s so easy to sit and say “I’da done it a whole different way…”
When you’re sloggin’ through the mire, it’s hard to think of sunny days
When you’re passin’ through the fire it don’t feel like a passin’ faze

But it’s another thing to hit the ground runnin’ and play the game
You can’t point the finger; got no one else but yourself to blame
This goes against the grain but you’ll never be quite the same:
So keep your mind in the game you can learn to light the flame

Shoulda, woulda, coulda; if only I’da been there
I’da done it so much better if I’da just gone in there
I’da never made that play; I’da ran it all the way
Shoulda, woulda, coulda; I’da won the day

Armchair quarterbacks have never been sacked
They never miss a kick or a touchdown pass
They woulda done better if they’da made the play
Armchair quarterbacks always win the day

But put ‘em down on the field and remove their remote
Take away the bag of chips and you got a different boat
Take away the “instant replay” and constant “potty breaks”
And you’d see and hear a lot more catastrophic mistakes

Whether you like to chat or the cat got your tongue
The day will come when the truth will be revealed
You’re sittin’ in your armchair yellin’ out your lungs
But it’s a whole new game when you’re down on the field

Shoulda, woulda, coulda; if only I’da been there
I’da done it so much better if I’da just gone in there
I’da never made that play; I’da ran it all the way
Shoulda, woulda, coulda; I’da won the day

We never know what we would do
Unless we’re goin’ through it too
We may have little, much or plenty
But hindsight’s always twenty twenty