If You Were the Woman and I was the Man - John Prine

If you were the woman and I was the man

Would I send you yellow roses?

Would I dare to kiss your hand?

In the morning would I caress you

as the wind caresses the sand,

If you were the woman and I was the man?



If I was the heart and you were the head

Would you think me very foolish

if one day I decided to shed

these walls that surround me

just to see where these feelings led,

if I was the heart and you were the head?



If I was the woman and you were the man

Would I laugh if you came to me

with your heart in your hand

and said,

Si tu étais la femme et j'étais l'homme

Vais-je t'envoyer des roses jaunes?

Aurais-je osé embrasser ta main?

Le matin, je te caresserais

comme le vent caresse le sable,

Si tu étais la femme et j'étais l'homme?



Si j'étais le c?ur et que tu étais la tête

Me croirais-tu très stupide

si un jour je décidais de me débarrasser

ces murs qui m'entourent

juste pour voir où ces sentiments ont conduit,

si j'étais le coeur et que tu étais la tête?



Si j'étais la femme et que tu étais l'homme

Est-ce que je ris si tu venais à moi

avec ton coeur dans ta main

et dit,