If I Wanted To - Lyrics by Melissa Etheridge


Lyrics
If I wanted to I could do anything right
I could dance with the devil on a
Saturday night

If I wanted to I could turn matches to gold
I could smoke drink swear and I would never
grow old
I wouldn't have to be in love with you

If I only wanted to

If I only wanted to


If I wanted to I could run fast as a train

Be as sharp as a needle that's twisting your brain

If I wanted to I could turn mountains to sand

Have political leaders in the palm of my hand
I wouldn't have to be in love with you

If I only wanted to

If I only wanted to

I could leave tonight

And I would be all right

Stop holding on

If I wanted to

If I only wanted to


If I wanted to I could be as patient as death

Fix this hole in my heart leaking into my flesh

If I wanted to I could turn sparks into ice

There'd never be another woman who could make you
think twice
I wouldn't have to be in love with you

If I only wanted to

If I only wanted to
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