If 8 Were 9 - David Gray

Trouble clear out of sight with my whole body listening

My heart leans out like these old river trees

Closer to be where you glide, moving under me, glistening

If 8 were 9, I would hold you

Yeah, I would rock you

I would shelter you, darling

If 8 were 9, I would lift you

Lift you clear off the ground

Through the gates into morning

The time would stretch

Stretch out these magic hours

Into days, into years

Tomorrow lost in the distance

A voice speaks out

Says, «Hey man, let it go»

But when a heart has been true

Well, it don’t make any difference

If 8 were 9, I would hold you

I would rock you

I would shelter you, darling

If 8 were 9, I would lift you

Lift you clear off the ground

Through the gates into morning

If 8 were 9

If 8 were 9

If 8 were 9

If 8 were 9

Through the gates into morning, yeah

Yeah, through the gates into morning