Biography:
Sophie Ballantine Hawkins (born November 1, 1967, in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.) is an American singer, songwriter, musician and painter. Her biggest hits are "Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover", "Right Beside You", and "As I Lay Me Down".
Hawkins's debut album, Tongues and Tails, was released in 1992. It achieved both worldwide commercial success and critical acclaim, earning her a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist in 1993.
Whaler, her second album, was released in 1994.
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That old dog has chained you up all right
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Give you everything you need to live inside a twisted cage
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Sleep beside an empty rage
I had a dream I was your hero
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Damn I wish I was your lover
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I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes
Made sure you are smiling and warm
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I am everything tonight I'll be your mother
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I'll do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed
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Oh...
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Open up coming inside
Gonna fill you up gonna make you cry
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This monkey can't stand to see you black and blue
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I give you something sweet each time you come inside my jungle book
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What is it just too good
Don't say you'll stay 'cause then you go away
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Damn I wish I was your lover
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I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes
Made sure you are smiling and warm
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I am everything tonight I'll be your mother
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I'll do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed
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Shucks for me there is no other
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You're the only shoe that fits
I can't imagine I'll grow out of it
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Damn I wish I was your lover yeah
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If I was your girl believe me
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I'd turn on the Rolling Stones
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We could groove along and feel much better
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Let me in
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I could do it forever and ever and ever and ever
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Give me an hour to kiss you
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Walk through Heaven's door I'm sure
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Don't need no doctor to feel much better
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Let me in oh
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I wanna live Forever and ever and ever and ever
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I sat on a mountainside with peace of mind
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And I lay by the ocean making love to her with visions clear
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Walked for days with no one near
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And I return as chained and bound to you
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Damn I wish I was your lover
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I'd rock you 'til the daylight comes
Made sure you are smiling and warm
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I am everything tonight I'll be your mother
Bm
I'll do such things to ease your pain
Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed
D A
Shucks for me there is no other
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You're the only shoe that fits
I can't imagine I'll grow out of it
D F#m7
Damn I wish I was your lover
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I wanna open up I'm gonna come inside
I wanna fill you up I wanna make you cry
D A
Damn I wish I was your lover
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Gettin' on a subway and I'm comin' uptown
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Damn I wish I was your lover
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Standing on the street corner waiting for my life to change
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Damn I wish I was your lover
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And I'm feelin' like a school boy too shy and too young oh
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Damn I wish I was your lover
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Tryna open up I wanna come inside
Gunna fill you up I'm gunna make you cry
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Damn I wish I was your lover
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I'm gettin' on my camel and I'll ride it uptown oo
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Damn I wish I was your lover
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Standing on a street corner waiting for my life to change
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