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I Could Have Been You Lyrics
Take, take a look at the sky
Sometimes your heaven seems so 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
They 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
Sometimes your heaven seems so 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
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
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
They 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
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
Fear is melting into hate
With hate you justify your crime
A crime compassion can erase
Erase erase
And know I believe everything I say
So go, go if you must
Remember one thing as you walk away
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
Song Info
Submitted by
ice On Jun 08, 2001
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I'm surprised no one has commented on this one yet. This song is clearly related to someone who is unaceppting of gays and lesbians and she's trying to explain and connect with this person and tell them she's a human being too for god's sake :)!
@singing4every1-I agree. I think she’s, like so many of us, is saying we’re not so different. Were it not for the “one small thing that shaped your destiny” I could have been you, you could have been me. People, human beings! Homophobic people seem to always be concerned with what gay people do behind closed doors. Why? I’m not peeking in their windows! lol
@singing4every1-I agree. I think she’s, like so many of us, is saying we’re not so different. Were it not for the “one small thing that shaped your destiny” I could have been you, you could have been me. People, human beings! Homophobic people seem to always be concerned with what gay people do behind closed doors. Why? I’m not peeking in their windows! lol
all i can say about this song was this was the first song she wrote for Your Little Secret album. I also read that was when her chat room on her website was taking off and melissa started jumping online chatting with fans. one fan didn't believe it was melissa and missy told the fan that this was the first song she had for the album and called the fan up. The fan was overthrilled!