I met someone the other day
Was good to see her face again
Shes the one that got a way
Way back when
Showed photos of her family
Soon to marry mum to be
She used to want all that with me
And she smiled and I laughed
Then I imagined if I didnt take that flight
What would my world be like?
Would I be standing at the altar by her side?
Would her child be mine?
And I think that Ive just seen
The Life That Could Have Been
Shes happy now and thats a fact
And who am I to mess with that
So I wont try to get her back
In a way Im glad
Cause that was then and this is now
Still I cant help but think about
All the things that Im without
But I wave the white flag
Then I imagined if I didnt take that flight
What would my world be like?
Would I be standing at the altar by her side?
Would her child be mine?
And I think that Ive just seen
The Life That Could Have Been
As she was walking away
I thought I saw her
Turn back and hesitate
And look at me as if to say
I imagine if you didnt take that flight
What would my world be like?
Would you be standing at the altar by my side?
What would our child look like?
Then I imagined if I didnt take that flight
What would my world be like?
Would I be standing at the altar by her side?
Would her child be mine?
And, oh, its the strangest thing
And I think that Ive just seen
The Life That Could Have Been
The Life That Should Have Been