I Wanna Be lyrics by Russell Cushman

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‘round the chinaberry tree
I see in your eyes
who you pretend to see.
An’ your love for who
you imagine I’ll be,
but I’m not the boy
you’re draggin’ ‘bout
so bossily - and
in fact I’ll never be…

But I waaaahnna be.

In your eyes I see,
In your eyes I see.
But I’m not that boy
I just wanna be. (You made me wanna be!)

2) Slow mornin’ stroll
along a winter beach,
I see in your open eyes
The future you see with me.
An’ your love for who
I aspire to be,
But I’m not that guy
you’re lookin’ at
so knowingly- and
in fact I might never be-

But God I wanna be!

In your eyes I see,
In your eyes I see.
I’m not there yet
But I wanna be.

3) Living room dancer
in front of the TV-
A look in your eye
completely captures me.
An’ your childlike trust in
who I’m supposed to be,
But I’m not the father
You’re depending on
so innocently-
and sadly could never be-

But I wanna be. God help me to be…

In your eyes I see,
In your eyes I see.
I’m not the best daddy
But I wanna be.

4) Tender goodbyes
and bedside homilies-
to the apple of your eye,
the faithful son you see.
Reluctant trust in
who I’m trying to be,
but I’m not the son
you’re leaning on
so des per ate ly-
but right now I gotta be-

And I wanna be. I always wanted to be…

In your eyes I see,
In your eyes I see.
I wasn’t the best son,
But I wanna be.

5) To all the lovin’ eyes
in my life…
my sweetheart, my daughter,
my mother and my wife,
I became somewhat the
person you chose to see…
An’ I’m not there yet
But I sure wanna be.

In your eyes I see,
and through your eyes I see.
I’m not there yet
But I still wanna be.