The Stranglers

And if you could see your hand
That would help you understand
All the things that we endured
To be here right now
On the way I lost some dreams
Shattered other people's too
Those remaining are my friends
And they light a trail to you
And if you could plainly see
What was occurring round the bend
Would it really change what happens in the end
Once I loved a woman so
I asked her to be my wife
Now that love is indifferent
For those years did I waste my life
If we saw what was to be
Would we just avoid the debris
We're here to make our own mistakes