If I Could

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Song Statistics
By: Trey Anastasio
Discography: Appears on Hoist
Times Played: 47
Vocals: Trey (lead), Page (backing, when live); Allison Krauss (backing, on studio version) 		This lovely ballad debuted in 1994 along with several other songs for Phish's upcoming "Hoist" album, notably one of the few songs that Phish had recorded in the studio before playing it live (at least until that practice became more common Post-Hiatus). The inspiration for this song, according to The Pharmer's Almanac Vol. 6, was a heartfelt conversation Trey had with his friend Amy Skelton, who had been going through some rough times.

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  • Lyrics
Verse:
Take me to another place, she said
Take me to another time
Run with me across the oceans
Float me on a silver cloud

Chorus:
If I could I would, but I don't know how
If I could I would, but I don't know how
If I could I would and I'd take you now

Verse:
Stay with me till time turns over
I want to feel my feet leave the ground
Take me where the whispering breezes
Can lift me up and spin me around

Bridge:
If I could I would...
Hear you laughing as we go
Flipping backward through the doors and through the windows...
I'm melting into nothing

Chorus:
If I could I would, but I don't know how
If I could I would, but I don't know how
If I could I would and I'd take you now
All Appearances
Date Gap Set Preceeding Song Following Song Version Notes
1994-04-04 [+] [643] 2 Down With Disease Buried Alive
1994-04-05 [+] 1 2 Tweezer You Enjoy Myself
1994-04-08 [+] 2 1 Down With Disease Lawn Boy
1994-04-15 [+] 6 2 Maze Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
1994-04-17 [+] 2 1 Down With Disease My Sweet One
1994-04-21 [+] 3 1 Down With Disease Cavern
1994-04-29 [+] 6 2 Maze Reba
1994-05-03 [+] 3 2 David Bowie Fluffhead Allison Krauss joined Trey for a duet
1994-05-07 [+] 3 1 Split Open and Melt Suzy Greenberg
1994-05-10 [+] 2 1 Split Open and Melt Cavern
1994-05-13 [+] 2 1 Stash My Friend, My Friend
1994-05-17 [+] 3 1 Mound Scent of a Mule
1994-05-20 [+] 2 1 Maze It's Ice
1994-05-23 [+] 3 2 Run Like an Antelope Sparkle
1994-05-27 [+] 3 1 David Bowie Punch You In The Eye
1994-06-09 [+] 3 1 It's Ice Maze
1994-06-14 [+] 4 2 David Bowie It's Ice
1994-06-17 [+] 2 1 Split Open and Melt Punch You In The Eye
1994-06-19 [+] 2 2 Run Like an Antelope Reba
1994-06-22 [+] 2 1 Maze Scent of a Mule
1994-06-26 [+] 4 2 Down With Disease Axilla (Part 2)
1994-07-01 [+] 3 2 David Bowie Fluffhead
1994-07-05 [+] 3 1 Letter to Jimmy Page Uncle Pen
1994-07-10 [+] 4 1 Stash My Friend, My Friend
1994-07-14 [+] 2 2 Maze Uncle Pen
1994-10-13 [+] 8 2 Run Like an Antelope It's Ice
1994-11-02 [+] 15 1 Foam Maze
1994-11-12 [+] 3 1 Foam Guyute
1994-11-20 [+] 7 1 Stash Butter Them Biscuits
1994-11-23 [+] 2 1 It's Ice Oh Kee Pa Ceremony
1994-11-26 [+] 2 1 Guyute Foam
1994-12-04 [+] 6 1 Foam Rift
1994-12-09 [+] 4 1 It's Ice Run Like an Antelope
1994-12-29 [+] 3 1 Foam Split Open and Melt
1995-06-07 [+] 4 1 Stash Scent of a Mule
1995-06-20 [+] 10 1 Bathtub Gin Taste
1995-06-25 [+] 4 1 Theme From The Bottom Sparkle
1995-07-01 [+] 5 1 Llama All Things Reconsidered
1995-07-03 [+] 2 1 It's Ice Maze
1995-09-30 [+] 4 2 The Fog That Surrounds Scent of a Mule
1995-10-11 [+] 7 1 The Divided Sky The Fog That Surrounds
1995-11-12 [+] 18 1 The Fog That Surrounds Split Open and Melt
1995-11-29 [+] 11 1 Reba It's Ice
1996-07-21 [+] 34 1 Tweezer My Mind's Got A Mind of its Own
1996-08-05 [+] 7 1 Foam Julius
1998-07-31 [+] 150 2 Free The Man Who Stepped Into Yesterday
2000-06-28 [+] 120 1 Piper Set 1 Closer
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