If I Were You

If I were you I know I would
Feel the hope if I could
But I couldn't think and I wouldn't go
To anywhere too high or low

And if I were you and feeling good
I'd pinch myself, I know I would
And I'd check the time and figure out
How to stay without a doubt

I'll be with you when the sun is gone
And I'll be with you when you're moving on

And if I were you and feeling paranoid
I may check out and climb aboard
Some ship or plane and fuck the rest
And change my name and worry less

And if I were you and there wasn't time
I might watch TV become a mime
And I'd really hope that I'd got it right
And I'd stay up late, long in the night

I'll be with you when the sun is gone
And I'll be with you when you're moving on

And if I were you I might just go
And I shouldn't cry but tears would flow
Onto my cheeks, into my beer
And through my veins, into the years