If only I had had an instruction manual,
I might not have tobogganed into that split rail fence on a cold snowy day,
Forgetting to duck and hurting my eyes
If only I had had an instruction manual,
I might not have jumped that fence at dusk on a warm summer evening,
Scaring the dogs and getting bitten
If only I had had an instruction manual,
I might not have driven into that ditch on a dark Canadian night,
Driving under the influence and needing a tow
If only I had had an instruction manual,
I might not have let my son go down the stairs in his walker
Remembering too late to close the baby gate
If only I had had an instruction manual,
I might not have pulled my children downhill in a little red wagon
Barely getting out of the way as they went speeding past
If only I had had an instruction manual
I might not have known all the guardian angels
Conspiring to keep me safe
