Texty: Michael Franti. Everyone Deserves Music. What I Be.

If I could be the sun I'd radiate like Africa
And smile upon the world intergalactic love laughter
And if I were the rains
I'd wash away the whole world's pain

And bring the gift of cool like ice cream trucks on sunny days
And if I was the earth I'd be like mountains bountiful
And if I were the sky so high, I'd be like wind invincible

And if I could be a seed
I would give birth to redwood trees
And if I were the trees
I'd generate the freshest air to breathe in

What I be, is what I be
What I be, is what I be
Well, well, well, movin' on
Well, well, well, movin' on

Do you love someone?
Do you love somebody?
Love that one

If I could be the leaves
Then like jade I would stay evergreen
And spread my limbs out wide
And pull love so close to me

And if I could the roots
I would dig deep like ancestry
And if were the fruits
You'd make the sweetest cherry pie from me

And if I could be the night
My moon replace all electric lights
And magic music would transmit
From outer space on satellites

If I myself could be the ocean
You would feel emotion all the time
And if I were the words
Then everything that everybody said would rhyme

What I be, is what I be
What I be, is what I be
Well, well, well, movin' on
Well, well, well, movin' on

Do you love someone?
Do you love somebody?
Love that one

If I could be sex my words would protect
I'd be in the lives of all who connect
What the heck, I'd make it so we all got selected
Pores would be dripping pure hot intellect

And the minds of the masses would all stay erect
And then just for kicks, I'd mail out some checks
Addressed to those who sent their used latex in
Yes, that's what I would if I were sex

If I could be you, you could be me
I could be you, you could be me
I could walk a mile in your shoes
And you could walk a mile in my bare feet

What I be is what I be
What I be is what I be
Well, well, well, movin' on
Well, well, well, movin' on

Do you love someone?
Do you love somebody?
Love that one