🎵 I’ll Be // by Edwin McCain

18 ContributorsI’ll Be Lyrics “I’ll Be” is track number four off Edwin McCain’s album Misguided Roses. It was his most successful song from the album, and it peaked at #5 on the Billboard Hot 100.… Read More  [Verse 1] The strands in your eyes that color them wonderful Stop me and steal my breath And emeralds from mountains that thrust towards the sky Never revealing their depth [Pre-Chorus] And tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above [Chorus] I'll be your cryin' shoulder I'll be love's suicide And I'll be better when I'm older I'll be the greatest fan of your life [Verse 2] And rain falls angry on the tin roof As we lie awake in my bed And you're my survival, you're my living proof My love is alive and not dead [Pre-Chorus] And tell me that we belong together Dress it up with the trappings of love I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above [Chorus] And I'll be your cryin' shoulder I'll be love's suicide I'll be better when I'm older I'll be the greatest fan of your life [Bridge] And I've dropped out, I've burned up, I've fought my way back from the dead I tuned in, I turned on, remembered the thing that you said [Chorus] And I'll be your cryin' shoulder I'll be love's suicide And I'll be better when I'm older I'll be the greatest fan of your life And I'll be your cryin' shoulder I'll be love's suicide And I'll be better when I'm older I'll be the greatest fan of your life [Outro] The greatest fan of your life [Outro Saxophone Solo]