If I were you

If I were you
I would love me.
I’d look at me
And talk to me just tenderly,
If I were you.

If I were you
I would not rush out of my side
I’d not mind the time
I’d have my picture in your heart
If I were you.

If I were you
I would not leave before saying ‘Good Morning”
Nor sleep before saying ‘Good Night’
I’d keep me in night dreams and by daylight
If I were you

But, I’m not you.
And you are not me
And for you, now
I'm nothing but a passer-by.

Just a passer-by.

(Elisabeth Prescher)