Ik Wou Dat Ik Jou Was

I'm always the shoulder, the comfort in a way,
they often call me a close friend...
I'm always just the brother, with whom they can talk,
a buddy, a sounding board, and never the horny man
I'm always the smooth talker, damn, that's me!
I'm always just the cool one, I do everything for my thrill
I'm always just the macho, the Latino, the DeNiro
I'm always just the tough guy, but never once the fool

I wish I were you,
just for once to be you,
that I could also be with a woman,
not the kissing but the mattress...

And then I really wished that I was that day..
You were (I was)
just a day so-so (that's how it was)
and also a bit of a woman (woman was)
And small (small was)
not the credit card but the wine glass

But I actually wanted
that I were you
just a day not myself
that I was everything you were
and you were who I was
and we were still us
and I was off for a day
I wasn't lonely but a club
I wasn't the rain but the drop
and we were still us
I wasn't the if but the unless
I wasn't the pebble but the boulder
I wasn't the honey but the bee
I wasn't the mud but the clay
I wasn't the bed but the bedspread
I wasn't the moon but the tide
I wasn't the cash register but the line
I wasn't the ragout but the pie
I wasn't so closed off but hospitable
I wasn't the child but the custody
I wasn't so tough but a soft egg
I wasn't the board but the ironing
I wasn't so super but lead-free
I wasn't the hug but the rabbit
I wasn't the task but the chore
I wasn't alone but both
I wasn't so far but close
I wasn't the baritone but tough
And that I was off for a day
and we were still us
Ahhhh...

Just a day not myself
that I was everything you were
and you were who I was
and we were still us...