If I Could Be Like That Lyrics

Lyric discussion by commons4101 

Cover art for If I Could Be Like That lyrics by 3 Doors Down

I feel that this song is about the American Dream. Having a beautiful girl to spend the rest of your days with, becoming a homeowner, having children etc. This man in California dreams about this every night, willing to give up anything just to have a little taste of the dream we all chase.

@commons4101 I really feel like it's from different persons perspective. But we all differ in ways we could never even think to compare, im not disagreeing im simply sharing my opinion after reading yours. I feel like he sings of a boy then a girl feeling like all I wanted was to be loved and to love forever in a small house with out many shiny things. "Just that something to hold on to is that too much to ask" seeing people who have 100x the simplicity she dreamed of it looks like it comes so easy but she just...

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