Song Description
Contemplation of being and possibility
| Song Length |
3:18 |
Genre |
Jazz - General, Jazz - Standards |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Content |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
I'd rather be a "could be"
If I could not be an "are"
For a "could be" is a "may be"
With a chance of touching par
I'd rather be a "has been"
Than a "might have been" by far
For a "might have been" has never been
But a "has been" was an "are."
I'd rather be a "will be" than a wouldn't be, I know
For the "will be" is a promise
To believe and make it so
I'd rather keep on chancing
Then to dance on broken dreams
And I'd rather be the best of me
Than less to be, it seems.
Tomorrow is the "could be"
And tomorrow is the "are"
That the "could be" could be "may be"
And the "may be" might be "are"
I'd rather ride on rainbows
On the way to steal a star
For the yet to be may get to be
The best to be, by far.
I'd rather be a "could be"
If I could not be an "are"
For a "could be" is a "may be"
With a chance of touching par
I'd rather be a "has been"
Than a "might have been" by far
For a "might have been" has never been
But a "has been" was an "are."