Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover

"Damn I Wish I Was Your Lover" is a song written and performed by American singer-songwriter Sophie B. Hawkins. Released in March 1992 as the first single from her debut album, Tongues and Tails (1992), the song achieved success in many countries worldwide; in the United States, it reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. It also reached the top 10 in Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Norway. In the United Kingdom, the single peaked at number 14 on the UK Singles Chart, becoming Hawkins' second-most successful song on that chart after "Right Beside You", which reached number 13 in 1994. There were made two different versions of the music video for the song, after the first version was banned from MTV for its erotic content.

[Verse 1] 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 [Chorus] 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 [?] [Verse 2] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Bridge] 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 [Verse 3] 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 [Chorus] 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 [Outro] 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 [?]