if i was a carpenter
and you were a lady
would you marry me anyway
would you have my baby
verse
if a tinker was my trade
would you tinker with me
would you keep the vows we made
followin’ behind me
and if i was jesus
and i built some crosses
could you see the future
could stand the losses
of lovin’ a carpenter
and being a lady
and takin’ a chance on me
just to be my baby
save my love through loneliness
save my love through sorrow yes
i’ll give you my onliness
if you just give me tomorrow
if i was a rock star
would you be my groupie
would you make sweet love to me
come to california
well i might go crazy
i have to warn ya
well i get so mean sometimes
when the spirit’s on me
that i think i’m jesus
out buildin’ crosses
could ya see the future
could ya stand the losses
of lovin’ a carpenter
and being a lady
and takin’ a chance on me
just to be my baby
save my love through loneliness
save my love through sorrow yeah
i’ll give you my onliness
if you’d only give me tomorrow
repeat
repeat
and if i was jesus
and i built some crosses
could you see the future
could stand the losses
of lovin’ a carpenter
and being a lady
would ya take a chance on me
would ya be my baby
come take a chance on me
won’t you come away with me
come take a chance on me
won’t you be my baby
won’t ya take a chance on me
won’t ya be my baby
won’t ya take a chance on me
won’t ya be my ohh be my ohhh
be my ohhh
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Artist: Leon Russell
Year: 1974
Decade: 70s
Language: en
Word Count: 140