Lyrics to
If I Were You

This version of If I Were You was released by Elvis Presley in 1971.

Our Elvis Presley Songs profile has If I Were You lyrics from 1971 and most if not all of the lyrics by Elvis Presley that we have here at Decade Lyrics.

Here's more interesting things in songs and lyrics tied to Elvis Presley or about the 1970s in general.

The sandman comes to my house late each night
But it’s way in the morning before he turns out my life
It’s times like this my darling I can see
If I were you I’d know that I love me

The great snowman I’ve been called by all
But it looks like this time I’m gonna fall
It’s times like this my darling I can see
Oooh If I were you I’d know that I love me

Wind and rain and storm closin’ in on me
I’ve walked the streets alone with my self sympathy
Can you hear me saying hopefully
Oooh If I were you I’d know that I love me

Wind and rain and storm closin’ in on me
I’ve walked the streets alone with my self sympathy
Can you hear me saying hopefully
If I were you I’d know that I love me
Oooh If I were you I’d know that I love me
If I were you I’d know that I love me

---

Elvis Presley has released many songs over the years besides If I Were You. Elvis Presley released songs from 1956 to 2003 spanning across albums like Elvis '56, Elvis Presley, Loving You, Elvis' Christmas Album, Jailhouse Rock, Elvis' Golden Records, King Creole, 50,000,000 Elvis Fans Can't Be Wrong, A Date With Elvis, For LP Fans Only, G.I. Blues, Elvis Is Back!, His Hand In Mine, Blue Hawaii, Something For Everybody, Pot Luck, Girls! Girls! Girls!, Elvis' Golden Records Volume 3, It Happened At The World's Fair, Fun In Acapulco, Kissin' Cousins, Roustabout, Harum Scarum, Girl Happy, Elvis For Everyone, Paradise, Hawaiian Style, Spinout, Frankie And Johnny, Clambake, Double Trouble, How Great Thou Art, Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4, Elvis (NBC TV Special), Speedway, Back In Memphis, From Elvis In Memphis, Elvis Sings Flaming Star, Elvis In Person At The International Hotel, Almost In Love, Let's Be Friends, That's The Way It Is, On Stage, C'mon Everybody, Love Letters From Elvis, Elvis Country (I'm 10,000 Years Old), I Got Lucky, Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas, He Touched Me, Elvis: As Recorded At Madison Square Garden, Elvis Now, Elvis '73, Raised On Rock / For Ol' Times Sake, Aloha From Hawaii: Via Satellite, Elvis: As Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis, Good Times, Today, Promised Land, From Elvis Presley Boulevard, Memphis, Tennessee, Moody Blue, ELV1S: 30 #1 Hits, and ELVIIS: 2nd to None. Decade Lyrics has over lyrics & songs by Elvis Presley.

If you're a fan of lyrics from 1970s songs looking for more songs from 1971 or the 1970s overall, you've come to the right place!

About Lyrics and If I Were You by Elvis Presley

The lyrics to If I Were You are the words, verses and chorus for the song released by Elvis Presley in 1971. Elements of the lyrics to If I Were You are both direct in meaning and also metaphorical with the real meanings of the song only known by Elvis Presley and any collaborating writers working on the lyrics for If I Were You back when it was created.

Some people have an interest in the etymology behind words and phrases. You can take apart the lyrics to If I Were You by Elvis Presley in a number of ways. The word "lyric" itself derives from the Latin word lyricus, with the actual English word lyrics applied to the definition "words set to music" listed in Stainer and Barrett's 1876 Dictionary of Musical Terms. Continuing the chain, the Latin word lyricus derives from the Greek word λυρικός or lyrikós. This somewhat means "poetry accompanied by the lyre" or "words set to music." You can easily see that by looking at the background of the word lyric, that the "lyrics to If I Were You" means the words set to the music of If I Were You, or poetry accompanied by the lyre played by Elvis Presley. The singular form "lyric" is still used to mean the complete words to a song. However, the singular form lyric is also commonly used to refer to a specific line (or phrase) within a song's lyrics. Hence, by this analysis of word structure, you could say that the lyric to If I Were You and the lyrics to If I Were You are both one and the same thing. None of this talk about the word Lyrics is really relevant to fans of Elvis Presley who came here looking just for the lyrics to If I Were You, but we feel it is still fun to learn what's behind commonly used words and lyrics in songs.

More Songs & Lyrics by Elvis Presley

Visit our Elvis Presley profile for more Elvis Presley songs, lyrics & info!

)