Sophie B. Hawkins – As I Lay Me Down lyrics

Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover
Sophie B. Hawkins

That old dog has chained you up alright
Give you everything you need to live inside a twisted cage
Sleep beside an empty rage
I had a dream I was your hero

Chorus:
Damn I wish I was your lover
I'll rock you till the daylight comes
Make sure you are smiling and warm
I am everything
Tonight I'll be your mother I will
Do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed

This monkey can't stand to see you black and blu
Give you something sweet each time you
Come inside my jungle book
What is it just too good
Don't say you'll stay
'Cause then you go away

Chorus

Shucks for me there is no other
You're the only shoe that fits
I can't imagine I'll grow out of it
Damn I wish I was your lover

If I was your girl believe me
I'd turn on the Rolling Stones
We could groove along and feel much better
I could do it forever and ever
Give me an hour to kiss you
Walk through heaven's door I'm sure
We don't need no doctor to feel much better
Let me in
Forever and ever and ever and ever

I sat on the mountainside with peace of mind
I lay by the ocean making love to her with visions clear
Walked for days with no one near
And I return as chained and bound to you

Chorus

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Damn, I Wish I Was Your Lover
Sophie B. Hawkins
Words and Music By Sophie B. Hawkins

Moderately steady beat

Intro(repeat 4 times):

A D/G

Verse 1:

A D/G A D/G
That old dog has chained you up alright.

A D/G
Give you ev'rything you need to live inside a twisted cage,

A D/G
Sleep beside an empty rage.

I had a dream I was your hero.

Chorus:

D A/C# Bm
Damn, I wish I was your lover. I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes,

Make sure you are smiling and warm.

D F#m7 Bm
I am ev'rything. Tonight I'll be your mother. I'll do such things to ease your pain,

Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed.

(first time only):
A D/G A D/G
Oh. Open up, coming inside, gonna fill you up, gonna make you cry. Uh-huh

Verse 2:
(Same as above)
This monkey can't stand to see you black and blu.
I'll give you something sweet each time
you come inside my jungle book. What is it, just too good?
Don't say you'll stay 'cause then you'll go away.

Chorus 2:
Damn I wish I was your lover. I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes,
Make sure you are smiling and warm.
I am everything. Tonight I'll be your mother. I'll do such things to ease your pain,
Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed.

D A/C# Bm
Shucks, for me there is no other. You're the only shoe that fits.

I can't imagine I'll grow out of it.

D F#m7 Bm
Damn, I wish I was you lover (Spoken: yeah)

Bridge:
A G D
If I was your girl, believe me I'd turn on the Rolling Stones.

C D
We could groove along and feel much better.

A G D C D
Let me in. Mm mm mm. I dould do it forever and ever and ever and ever.

A G D
Give me an hour to kiss you. Walk through heaven's door I'm sure.

C D
Don't need no doctor to feel much better.

A G D C D
Let me in. Ooh. (I wanna live) Forever and ever and ever and ever.

C D C A (left hand bass work here)

Verse 3:

I sat on the mountain side with peace of mind.
And I lay by the ocean making love to her with visions clear,
Walked for days with noone near.
And I returned as chained and bound to you.

Chorus 3:

Damn, I wish I was your lover. I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes
Make sure you are smiling and warm.
I am every thing tonight I'll be your mother.
I'll do such things to ease your pain.
Free your mind and you wont feel ashamed.
Shucks for me there is no other.
You're the only shoe that fits.
I can't imagine I'll grow out of it
D F#m7 Bm
Damn I wish I was your lover I'm gonna open up.

I wanna come inside. I'm gonna fill you up.

I wanna make you cry

D A/C# Bm
Damn I wish I was your lover. Im on a subway and I'm riding uptown.

D A/C# Bm
Damn I wish I was your lover. Standing on a street corner

waiting for my life to change.

D A/C# Bm
Damn wish I was your lover and I'm feeling like a school boy,

too shy and too young. Oh.

D F#m7 Bm
Damn I wish I was your lover. Tryin' to open up,

I wanna come inside. gonna fill you up, gonna make you cry.

D A/C# Bm
Damn I wish I was your lover. I'm getting on my camel

and I'm riding up town, ooh.

(fade)