I watched the light in her eyes as she came back I watched her hypnotized and I held her hand I watched her roll through the doors of the hospital She was too young to fly through the air, too beautiful I watched the shape of her heartbeat on a screen for months on end Then one day, something changed, and I knew she'd walk again I watched the light in her eyes as she came back I watched her hypnotized and I held her hand And I cried, Oh oh oh, oh I cried I watched the others in the beds so close to hers No light in their eyes, most of them never returned I watched the families pray and continue to hope for the best And my mentors guide me through all these spiritual tests I watched the light in her eyes as she came back I watched her hypnotized and I held her hand And I cried, Oh oh oh, oh I cried I watch you make changes that go too far We're helping people and our job is to do no harm I watch nurses steal moments to touch humanity You may tell me how to do my job but please watch your tone with me She knew I was there, I knew she could understand me What about you, can't you see, can't you see Ohhh ahhh Ohhh ahhh She knew I was there, I knew she could understand me Oh lives are at stake, can't you see can't you see I watched the light in her eyes as she came back I watched her hypnotized and I held her hand And I cried Oh oh oh, oh I cried Oh oh oh, oh I cried I watched the light in her eyes as she came back I watched her hypnotized and I held her hand And I cried, Oh oh oh, oh I cried

You know I'm tired, I got a fevered brow You know I'd change if I were with her now You gave me drugs, you said it'd cure my ills They may cure yours, but mine are with me still If I were with her now If I were with her now If I were with her now

You hold me close But not too close As the band plays soft and low There's a faraway look in your eyes As we dance across the floor The love you knew, has a hold on you Even after all this time And it may be wrong, but just one thing Keeps going through my mind If I were only her tonight The fantasies could come to light At least until the morning light When you take me in your arms Oh, just once, if I could be The one you want, instead of me Everything would be so right If I were only her tonight And so we dance, another dance As the music softly plays We smile and say the kind of things Old friends often say But, all the time you're holding me You hold her in your mind Would I give everything I got To be her just one time If I were only her tonight The fantasies could come to light At least until the morning light When you take me in your arms Oh, just once, if I could be The one you want, instead of me Everything would be so right If I were only her tonight If I were only her tonight

I stood before God, my family and friends And vowed that I'd never love anyone else again Only him As pure as my gown of white I stood by his side And promised that I'd love him till the day I died Lord, please forgive me even though I lied 'Cause you're the only one who knows just how hard I tried Chorus: I had a ring on my finger and time on my hands The woman in me needed the warmth of a man The gold turned cold in my wedding band It's just a ring on your finger When there's time on your hands When I add up all the countless nights I cried myself to sleep And all the broken promises you somehow failed to keep He can't blame me He's the one who left me too many times alone In a three bedroom prison I tried to make a home My love slowly died but the fire inside still burned And the arms of a stranger was the only place left to turn Repeat Chorus Repeat Chorus