I’ll Be
Edwin McCain
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Intro
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Verse 1
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The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
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Stop me and steal my breath
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And emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky
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Never revealing their depth
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Tell me that we belong together
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Dress it up with the trappings of love
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I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
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Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
Chorus
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And I'll be your crying shoulder
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I'll be loves suicide
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I'll be better when I'm older
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I'll be the greatest fan of your life
Verse 2
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Rain falls angry on the tin roof
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As we lie awake in my bed
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You're my survival, you're my living proof
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My love is alive not dead
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Tell me that we belong together
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Dress it up with the trappings of love
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I'll be captivated I'll hang from your lips
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Instead of the gallows of heartache, that hang from above
Chorus
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And I'll be your crying shoulder
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I'll be loves suicide
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I'll be better when I'm older
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I'll be the greatest fan of your life
Pre-Chorus
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And I've dropped out, burned up,
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fought my way back from the dead
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Tuned in, turned on,
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remembered the thing that you said
Chorus
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And I'll be your crying shoulder
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I'll be loves suicide
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I'll be better when I'm older
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I'll be the greatest fan of your life
