I'll Be You

by The Replacements

From the album: Don't Tell a Soul

Track 8 of 18 on Don't Tell a Soul (1989).

Duration: 3:29

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Lyrics for I'll Be You

If it's a temporary lull Why'm I bored right outta my skull? Man I'm dressin' sharp an' feelin' dull Lonely, I guess that's where I'm from If I was from Canada Then I'd best be called lonesome And if it's just a game Then I'll break down just in case Oh yeah, we're runnin' in our last race Well laughed half the way to Tokyo I dreamt I was Surfer Joe And what that means, I don't know A dream too tired to come true Left a rebel without a clue And I'm searching for something to do And if it's just a game Then we'll hold hands just the same So what So what, we're bleeding but we ain't cut And I could purge my soul perhaps For the imminent collapse Oh yeah Oh yeah, I'll tell you what we could do You be me for a while I'll be you A dream too tired to come true Left a rebel without a clue Won't you tell me what I should do? And if it's just a lull Why'm I bored right outta my skull? Oh yeah, keep me from feeling so dull And if it's just a game Then we'll break down just in case Then again, I'll tell you what we could do You be me for a while You be me for a while And I'll be you

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