Song Description
John Wayne is the lament of a sensitive guy who wishes at times he could be a tough guy, like John Wayne -- but he pauses at the emotional cost of such a proposition.
Although he is weary of women who drain on his feelings, questions his own desire to
| Song Length |
4:20 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative, Rock - General |
| Tempo |
Tempo Undefined |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Cheerful, Restless |
Subject |
Masculinity, Life |
| Similar Artists |
Sheryl Crow, Elvis Costello |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
JOHN WAYNE
It?s hard these days for sensitive guys
I?m looking for truth but I come up with lies
I offer my shoulder, and she heaves her sighs
And at the day?s end it?s me who cries
CHORUS:
Sometimes I wish that I were John Wayne
When I start to feel the pain
of love and fear and grief and honesty
Sometimes I wish that I were John Wayne
Are all these feelings in vain?
If I tried to hide them all I?d go insane
Sometimes I wish I were John Wayne
It isn?t so easy to know how to feel
Should I move onward or take time to heal
Some feelings are fleeting, some feelings are real
I need to be open, I want to conceal
Chorus
If I had no feelings I might get more done
Fewer risks taken and more battles won
I might have more women and I might have more fun
But I?d be under the gun and not under the Sun
Chorus
Sometimes
Sometimes
Sometimes I wish
I wish I were John Wayne