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Artist: Gene Pitney
Canonical path: /gene-pitney/if-i-were
Related lyric paths: 6
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If I Were
Read If I Were lyrics by Gene Pitney on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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If I Were
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If I were your friend then I wouldn't be very blue
Cause sometimes you would have me around you
If I were a smile I could feel your lips so warm
If I were your love then would I be in your arms
If I were a prayer you say before you go sleep tight
Then I know I'd be in your mind tonight
If I were a song the words you sing would tell of me
If I were your love then I wouldn't be lonely
Wishful thinking in a world of fantasy yes someone you just forgot
And you only might as well believe for I can be something that I'm not
If I were your picture your love for me would always last
If I were your love then I wouldn't be just your past
If I were your love then I wouldn't be just your past
No if I were your love then I wouldn't be just your past
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Gene Pitney performs "If I Were", and this lyric page sits inside the Gene Pitney catalog on LyroVerse.
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