of montreal
tim i wish you were born a girl
Tim, wish you were born a girl So I could've been your boyfriend I know it's not possible now I just never met a girl I like half as much as you  And we could lay around in bed, stay there all day Or at least until the afternoon And I could make you spaghetti with tomato sauce With just a touch of oregano and a parsley stem  And then when you got sick I could take the day off work I could've made you chicken soup And we could watch soap operas Oh, those TV dramas I could catch your cold And you could take care of me  If I could've met you at school, or met you at work It would have changed everything Those years of losing, confusion and insecurity They would have been shared They would have been easier  Tim, wish you were born a girl So I could've been your fiance I'm not saying you can't be all these things for me But it's just not the same because you're a man And so am I