Lyle Lovett
If a song lyric is separated from its song, do the words stand alone successfully? Or do they become but a drab shadow of the song? Below are the lyrics to Lovett's song 'If I Were the Man You Wanted' written in 1968. I have included two verses and two choruses. They are testament to the man's ability not only as a song writer, but also as a wordsmith.
They all sat around in a circleThey were all laughing and all telling liesThen the tall one he bumped in a dollarHe said boys I've got nothing to hideNow if the King and the Queen stood togetherThen the ace he would not be to blameAnd if the cards were all laid on the tableThen love could be more than a game
And if the stars didn't shine on the waterThen the sun wouldn't burn on the sandAnd if I were the man you wantedI would not be the man that I am
And I have seen my share of long nightsAnd I have told my share of liesAnd I have run into the darknessWhen I saw the look in your eyesBut if the night didn't lie in the darknessThen the daylight would be hard to findAnd if the truth didn't turn to a weaknessI would have never have spoken my mind
And if the stars didn't shine on the waterThen the sun wouldn't burn on the sandAnd if I were the man you wantedThen I would not be the man that I am
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