Michael Franti & Spearhead
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What I be

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What I be

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If I could be the sun

I'd radiate like Africa and

Smile upon the world

Intergalactic love laughter and

If I were the rains, I'd wash away the whole world's pain and

Bring the gift of cool like ice cream trucks on sunny days and

If I was the earth I'd be like mountains bountiful

And if I were the sky so high, I'd be like wind invincible and

If I could be a seed, I would give birth to redwood trees and

If I were the trees, I'd generate the freshest air to breathe in

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What I be, is what I be

What I be, is what I be

well, well, well, movin on!

well, well, well, movin on!

Do you love someone? Do you love somebody?

Love that one!

If I could be the leaves, then like jade I would stay evergreen and

Spread my limbs out wide and pull love so close to me and

If I could the roots, I would dig deep like ancestry and

If were the fruits, you'd make the sweetest cherry pie from me and

If I could be the night, my moon replace all electric lights and

Magic music would transmit from outer space on satellites

If I myself could be the ocean, you would feel emotion all the time and

If I were the words, then everything that everybody said would rhyme

(chorus)

If I could be sex my words would protect

I'd be in the lives of all who connect

What the heck, I'd make it so we all got selected

pores would be dripping pure hot intellect and

The minds of the masses would all stay erect and

Then just for kicks, I'd mail out some checks

Addressed to those who sent their used latex in

Yes, that's what I would if I were sex

If I could be you, you could be me

I could be you, you could be me

I could walk a mile in your shoes.....

And you could walk a mile in my bare feet

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