Daniella Boyd - Could Have Been Lyrics

Seems things are not what they could have been
I could have been a dancer
And danced beside you
I could have been a painter
And brought color to your world
I could have been a writer
To give you happy ever afters
I'll always be your daughter
But I could have been your little girl
I could have sat on your shoulders
To see the whole world
I could have held your hands
To warm you when you felt colder
I could have held you tighter
And never let you go
Seems things are not what they could have been
Now we're a part of different worlds
I could have shared my secrets
Told you all my dreams
I could have been your laughter
In life's in-between
I could have been your anchor
When the storms rolled in
But time slipped through our fingers
Like shadows in the wind
What we lost, we'll never hold
But I still understand
Though the echoes fade, the love remains
In the spaces of what could have been
Your laughter's just an echo
That lingers in the air
Your shadow's in the sunlight
Though I can't see you there
I still see you in the quiet
In the places I knew inside you
I could have been a dancer
And danced beside you
I could have been a painter
And brought color to your world
I could have been a writer
To give you happy ever afters
I'll always be your daughter
But I could have been your little girl
You're a whisper in the silence
A shadow in the light
A dream I hold to tightly
Through the endless night
Though you're gone, you're still within
Forever part of what could have been
Seems things are not what they could have been
I'll always be your daughter
But I could have been your little girl