katie melua if you were a sailboat

If You Were A Sailboat

October 2007

If you were a cowboy I would trail you, If you were a piece of wood I’d nail you to the floor. If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore. If you were a river I would swim you, If you were a house I would live in you all my days. If you were a preacher I’d begin to change my ways.

Sometimes I believe in fate, But the chances we create, Always seem to ring more true. You took a chance on loving me, I took a chance on loving you.

If I was in jail I know you’d spring me, If I was a telephone you’d ring me all day long. If I was in pain I know you’d sing me soothing songs.

If I was hungry you would feed me, If I was in darkness you would lead me to the light. If I was a book I know you’d read me every night.

If you were a cowboy I would trail you, If you were a piece of wood I’d nail you to the floor. If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore.

If you were sailboat I would sail you to the shore.

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I generally think that this song is great and beautiful and quite unique for what it is. And while the Cine's comments says that the song is full of worse less metaphors I don't think so. The song is more than just cleverest metaphors that Katie could come up with. The song to me is explaining that she has need to need or what one person in particular. And it seems that she uses the metaphors as a why of says that no matter what form of 'life' their in ie. him being a house and she buying the house to live in or she being the dusty trail he needs to ride his horse on as a cowboy, that they'll always have this need for each other. It also seems that his person that she's talking about (or singing too) seem they met time and time again which instead of destroying her belief in fate it reassures her belief in fate something which she seems to be unsure of.

I also have to disagree with Sapphire's comment about being worried about the "If you were a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor" - to me it shows Kate's funny side and just how clever of song write she is. Plus the line can be taken out of text and thought of as something sexual or just thought of as just another line. Though I like think of the line out of text as its much more funnier.

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what a great song.Love it

Am I the only person who finds the line -

"If you were a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor"

a little worrying? Apart from that, great song.

If I were to give this song an award, it would be Song With Shittiest Metaphors.

God, I hate this song's lyrics. :/ The melody is okay, though slightly plain and boring, but the lyrics are ridiculous. :)

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• If You Were a Sailboat

Katie Melua

If you're a cowboy I would trail you If you're a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor If you're a sailboat I would sail you to the shore If you're a river I would swim you If you're a house I would live in you all my days If you're a preacher I'd begin to change my ways

Sometimes I believe in fate But the chances we create Always seem to ring more true You took a chance on loving me I took a chance on loving you

If I was in jail I know you'd spring me If I was a telephone you'd ring me all day long If was in pain I know you'd sing me soothing songs

If I was hungry you would feed me If I was in darkness you would lead me to the light If I was a book I know you'd read me every night

If you're a cowboy I would trail you If you're a piece of wood I'd nail you to the floor If you're a sailboat I would sail you to the shore If you're a sailboat I would sail you to the shore

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