Second Chance

If you met me for the first time today
Would you look the other way
Knowing all that you know now
Would you ever ask me to stay
If you knew what would become of us
All the hurt and pain and tears
Would you ever do it all again
Or would you be controlled by your fears
If you met me for the first time today
Would you give me a second thought
Or would you make sure you never saw me again
Forgetting all that we fought
If you never met me today
Or tomorrow or the next
We never would have known each other
Our lives would be less complex
But if you never met me
And you ran away instead
Everything good would also be lost
So I'm asking, is this love worth all the dread