If I could be the sun
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I'd radiate like Africa and
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Smile upon the world
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Intergalactic love laughter and
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If I were the rains, I'd wash away the whole world's pain and
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Bring the gift of cool like ice cream trucks on sunny days and
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If I was the earth I'd be like mountains bountiful
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And if I were the sky so high, I'd be like wind invincible and
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if I could be a seed, I would give birth to redwood trees and
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If I were the trees, I'd generate the freshest air to breathe in
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[Chorus]
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What I be, is what I be
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What I be, is what I be
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Well, well, well, movin on!
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Well, well, well, movin on!
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Do you love someone? Do you love somebody?
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Love that one!
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If I could be the leaves, then like jade I would stay evergreen and
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Spread my limbs out wide and pull love so close to me and
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If I could be the roots, I would dig deep like ancestry and
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If I were the fruits, you'd make the sweetest cherry pie from me and
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If I could be the night, my moon replace all electric lights and
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Magic music would transmit from outerspace on satellites
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If I myself could be the ocean, you would feel the motion all the time and
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If I were the words, then everything that everybody said would rhyme
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[Chorus]
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What I be, is what I be
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What I be, is what I be
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Well, well, well, movin on!
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Well, well, well, movin on!
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Do you love someone? Do you love somebody?
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Love that one!
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If I could be sex my words would protect
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I'd be in the lives of all who connect
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What the heck, I'd make it so we all got selected
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Pores would be dripping pure hot intellect and
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The minds of the masses would all stay erect and
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Then just for kicks, I'd mail out some checks
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Addressed to those who sent their used latex in
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Yes, that's what I would do if I were sex
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If I could be you, you could be me
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I could be you, you could be me
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I could walk a mile in your shoes...
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And you could walk a mile in my bare feet
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[Chorus]
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What I be, is what I be
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What I be, is what I be
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Well, well, well, movin on!
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Well, well, well, movin on!
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Do you love someone? Do you love somebody?
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Love that one!
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What I Be
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| Michael Franti & Spearhead |
