I have these dreams I'm walking home
home where it used to be
everything is as it was
frozen in front of me
here I stand six feet small
romanticizing years ago
but it's a bittersweet feeling
hearing "Wrapped Around Your Finger" on the radio
and these days
I wish I was six again
oh make me a red cape
I wanna be Superman
oh if only my life was more like 1983
all these things would be more like they were at the start of me
had it made in 83
thinking 'bout my brother Ben
I miss him everyday
he looks just like his brother John
but on an eighteen month delay
here I stand six feet small
and smiling cause I'm scared as hell
kinda like your life is like a sequel to a movie
where the actors' names have changed
well well these days
I wish I was six again
oh make me a red cape
I wanna be Superman
oh if only my life was more like 1983
all these things would be more like they were at the start of me
if my life was more like 1983
plot a course to the source of the purest little part of me
and most my memories have escaped me
or confused themselves with dreams
if heaven's all they want it to be
send your prayers to me care of 1983
you can paint that house a rainbow of colors
rip out the floorboards
replace the shutters
but that's my plastic in the dirt
whatever happened to my
whatever happened to my
whatever happened to my lunchbox
when came the day that it got
thrown away and
don't you think I should have had some say in that decision
if only my life
if only my life
if only my life
if only my life
if only my life
(fades singing if only my life)
You are soo right about it being nice to keep John Mayer's songs a secret. I'm an English fan and there aren't many of us. Most people I've asked have never heard of him. This is one of my fave Mayer songs, it's just perfect. Especially the cute lyrics about plastic and lunchboxes! anyone agree?
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vocal Oh yes, the lyrics are so fun! "make me a red cape I wanna be superman".. how much cooler can the song be? I love how it's about when he was a little boy.. little john mayer But I am so happy that no one really knows him that well like he's not exactly famous on mtv or he's never been on TRL which is great. He's ours.. no one has to know
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vocal i totally agree with the dude above me(no offense). He is ours and no one has to know!! I never tell anyone about him. I always find something cool, then it becomes a trend, but i never get any credit for it. i hate that. dont tell anyone about john mayer!! This is my favorite song by him and you can see my other posts for his other songs.
peace out.
Why not tell about him...I mean I wouldn't want him to be overplayed and made into some huge icon but you want people to know about him so he can branch out and be successful.
I love this song, especiall the "Any Given Thursday" version. Anyone know what he says after
"Thinking 'bout my brother Ben
I miss him every day
He looks just like his brother John
But on an 18-month delay".
He goes "he _____ by the way" What's the ______?
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vocal He says "He's A-okay, by the way." I think he says this because in the song, when he says that he misses Ben everyday, it makes the listener assume that he's dead (that's what I thought), and probably a lot of people told John this, and he wanted to explain it's not true. Lol, i'm glad that he cleared it up! Such a great song, it's really from the heart.
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But I am so happy that no one really knows him that well like he's not exactly famous on mtv or he's never been on TRL which is great. He's ours.. no one has to know 
