15 ContributorsI’ll Be Lyrics

“I’ll Be” is track number four off Edwin McCain’s album Misguided Roses. It was his most successful song from the album, and it peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.

Although the song is mainly known for… Read More 

[Verse 1]

The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful

Stop me and steal my breath

And emeralds from mountains that thrust towards the sky

Never revealing their depth

[Pre-Chorus]

And tell me that we belong together

Dress it up with the trappings of love

I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips

Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

[Chorus]

I'll be your cryin' shoulder

I'll be love's suicide

And I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your life

[Verse 2]

And rain falls angry on the tin roof

As we lie awake in my bed

And you're my survival, you're my living proof

My love is alive and not dead

[Pre-Chorus]

And tell me that we belong together

Dress it up with the trappings of love

I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips

Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above

[Chorus]

And I'll be your cryin' shoulder

I'll be love's suicide

I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your life

[Bridge]

And I've dropped out, I've burned up, I've fought my way back from the dead

I tuned in, I turned on, remembered the thing that you said

[Chorus]

And I'll be your cryin' shoulder

I'll be love's suicide

And I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your life

And I'll be your cryin' shoulder

I'll be love's suicide

And I'll be better when I'm older

I'll be the greatest fan of your life

[Outro]

The greatest fan of your life

[Outro Saxophone Solo]