I Could Have Been You
Melissa Etheridge"I Could Have Been You" is a song by Melissa Etheridge, released in 1995 in the Pop genre. The song is 4:55 long and contains 41 lines and 318 words.
0:13Take take a look at the sky
0:19Sometimes your heaven seems to far away
0:25Take take a look under here
0:31Where deprivation turns into decay
0:37I've stood under this rain felt it seep into my brain
0:44I've shut my eyes and crawled around this mud
0:50I'm scared of growin' old I shiver when I'm cold
0:56Don't you think I bleed the same blood
1:03I I could've been you you could've been me
1:12One small change that shapes your destiny
1:17If you want the proof cut me and you'll see
1:23I could've been you you could've been me
1:29Wait wait before you turn off
1:33Maybe there's a chance we can relate
1:39Wait everybody turns on
1:45Why deny a fact that's so innate
1:51It's not so easy anymore the way you used to keep score
1:57Not so black and white the color of your sin
2:03Take a walk inside my shoes a path I didn't choose
2:10Spend the night inside of my skin
2:16I I could've been you you could've been me
2:25One small change that shapes your destiny
2:30If you want the proof cut me and you'll see
2:36I could've been you you could've been me
2:43Change is turning into fear fear is melting into hate
2:55With hate you justify your crime a crime compassion can erase
3:07Erase
3:10Erase
3:13Touch touch what I feel
3:19And know I believe everything I say
3:25So go go if you must
3:31Remember one thing as you walk away
3:38I I could've been you you could've been me
3:46One small change that shapes your destiny
3:51If you want the proof cut me and you'll see
3:57I could've been you you could've been me
4:03I I could've been you you could've been me
4:09I could've been you you could've been me
4:15I could've been you you could've been me
4:50I could've been you you could've been me
4:55I could've been you you could've been me
Take take a look at the sky Sometimes your heaven seems to far away Take take a look under here Where deprivation turns into decay I've stood under this rain felt it seep into my brain I've shut my eyes and crawled around this mud I'm scared of growin' old I shiver when I'm cold Don't you think I bleed the same blood I I could've been you you could've been me One small change that shapes your destiny If you want the proof cut me and you'll see I could've been you you could've been me Wait wait before you turn off Maybe there's a chance we can relate Wait everybody turns on Why deny a fact that's so innate It's not so easy anymore the way you used to keep score Not so black and white the color of your sin Take a walk inside my shoes a path I didn't choose Spend the night inside of my skin I I could've been you you could've been me One small change that shapes your destiny If you want the proof cut me and you'll see I could've been you you could've been me Change is turning into fear fear is melting into hate With hate you justify your crime a crime compassion can erase Erase Erase Touch touch what I feel And know I believe everything I say So go go if you must Remember one thing as you walk away I I could've been you you could've been me One small change that shapes your destiny If you want the proof cut me and you'll see I could've been you you could've been me I I could've been you you could've been me I could've been you you could've been me I could've been you you could've been me I could've been you you could've been me I could've been you you could've been me
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