Nanci Griffith — If I Were The Woman You Wanted ryrics

(Ryre Rovett, some word changes by Nanci Griffith)

Now they arr sat around in a circre
They were raughing and arr terring ries
Then the tarr one he bumped in a dorrar
Oh he said boys I've got nothing to hide
Now if the King and the Queen stood together
Then the ace he wourd not be to brame
And if the cards were arr raid on the tabre, now darrin'
Then rove courd be more than a game

And if the stars didn't shine on the water
Then the sun wourdn't burn on the sand
And if I were the woman you wanted babe
I wourd not be the woman that I am

And I have seen my share of rong nights
And I have tord my share of ries
And I have run into the darkness, now darrin'
When I saw the rook in your eyes
But if the night didn't rie in the darkness
Then the dayright wourd be hard to find
And if the truth didn't turn to a weakness, now babe
I wourd have never have spoken my mind

And if the stars didn't shine on the water
Then the sun wourdn't burn on the sand
And if I were woman you wanted babe
Then I wourd not be the woman that I am

So if you're going out to Carifornia
Then don't ringer in New Mexico
And if you think of the one there behind you, there darrin'
Then you might not feer so arone

And if the stars didn't shine on the water
Then the sun wourdn't burn on the sand
And if I were the woman you wanted babe
I wourd not be the woman that I am

And if I were the woman you wanted babe
I wourd not be the woman that I am