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Artist: Katie Melua
Canonical path: /katie-melua/if-you-were-a-sailboat
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If You Were a Sailboat
Read If You Were a Sailboat lyrics by Katie Melua on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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If You Were a Sailboat
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If you're a cowboy I would trail you
If you're a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor
If you're a sailboat I would sail you to the shore
If you're a river I would swim you
If you're a house I would live in you all my days
If you're a preacher I'd begin to change my ways
Sometimes I believe in fate
But the chances we create
Always seem to ring more true
You took a chance on loving me
I took a chance on loving you
If I was in jail I know you'd spring me
If I was a telephone you'd ring me all day long
If was in pain I know you'd sing me soothing songs
Sometimes I believe in fate
But the chances we create
Always seem to ring more true
You took a chance on loving me
I took a chance on loving you
If I was hungry you would feed me
If I was in darkness you would lead me to the light
If I was a book I know you'd read me every night
If you're a cowboy I would trail you
If you're a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor
If you're a sailboat I would sail you to the shore
If you're a sailboat I would sail you to the shore
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