Sophie B. Hawkins - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

Sophie B. Hawkins - Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover That old dog has chained you up all right Give you everything you need To live inside a twisted cage Sleep beside an empty rage I had a dream I was your hero Damn I wish I was your lover I'd rock you till the daylight comes Make sure you are smiling and warm I am everything Tonight I'll be your mother I'll do such things to ease your pain Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed Ohhhh Ohhhh This monkey can't stand to see you black and blue I give you something sweet each time you Come inside my jungle book What is it just too good Don't say you'll stay 'Cause then you go away Damn I wish I was your lover I'll rock you till the daylight comes Make sure you are smiling and warm I am everything Tonight I'll be your mother I'll do such things to ease your pain Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed Shucks For me there is no other You're the only shoe that fits I can't imagine I'll grow out of it Damn I wish I was your lover If I was your girl believe me I'd turn on the Rolling Stones We could groove along and feel much better Let me in I could do it forever and ever and ever and ever Give me an hour to kiss you Walk through heaven's door I'm sure We don't need no doctor to feel much better Let me in Forever and ever and ever and ever I sat on the mountainside with peace of mind I lay by the ocean making love to her with visions clear Walked for days with no one near And I return as chained and bound to you Damn I wish I was your lover I'll rock you till the daylight comes Make sure you are smiling and warm I am everything Tonight I'll be your mother I'll do such things to ease your pain Free your mind and you won't feel ashamed Shucks For me there is no other You're the only shoe that fits I can't imagine I'll grow out of it Damn I wish I was your lover Open up, I wanna gonna come inside I wanna fill you up, I wanna make you cry Damn I wish I was your lover Gettin' on a subway And I'm comin' uptown Damn I wish I was your lover Standin' on a street corner Waitin' for my luck to change Damn I wish I was your lover Feelin' like a schoolboy Too shy and too young, ohh Damn I wish I was your lover Open up, I wanna gonna come inside I wanna fill you up, I wanna make you cry Damn I wish I was your lover Gettin' on my camel Gonna ride it uptown, oooh Damn I wish I was your lover Hangin' around this jungle... Tongues And Tails (March 31, 1992 ) Sophie B. Hawkins 1. Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover 2. California Here I Come 3. Mysteries We Understand 4. Saviour Child 5. Carry Me 6. I Want You 7. Before I Walk on Fire 8. We Are one Body 9. Listen 11. Don’t Stop Swaying. 'Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover'는 싱어송라이터 소피 B가 작사, 작곡, 녹음, 발표한 곡이죠. 호킨스.의 1992년 데뷔 앨범 《Tongues and Tails》에서 발매된 이 곡은 전 세계 많은 나라에서 성공을 거두었고, 미국에서는 빌보드 핫 100에서 5위에 올랐구요. 호주, 캐나다, 뉴질랜드, 노르웨이에서도 10위권에 진입했죠. 영국에서 싱글은 영국 싱글 차트 14위에 올라 1994년 13위에 오른 "Right Bide You"에 이어 호킨스가 두 번째로 높은 차트 자리에 올랐죠.지금은 조금 느낌이 다르지만.