Lyrics and translation Joe Ely - If You Were a Bluebird

If You Were a Bluebird

If you were a bluebird, honey, you'd be a sad one
I'd give you a true word but you've already had one
If you were a bluebird, you'd be crying
You'd be flying home

If you were a raindrop, you'd shine like a rainbow
And if you were a train stop, the conductor would sing low
If you were a raindrop, you'd be falling
You'd be calling home

If you were a hotel, honey, you'd be a grand one
But, if you hit a slow spell, do you think you could stand one?
If you were a hotel, I'd lean on your doorbell
I'd call you my home

If I was a highway, I'd stretch alongside you
I'd help you pass by ways that had dissatisfied you
If I was a highway, I'd be stretchin'
I'd be fetchin' you home

If you were a bluebird, honey, you'd be a sad one
I'd give you a true word but you've already had one
If you were a bluebird, you'd be crying
You'd be flying home

Si tu étais un oiseau bleu

Si tu étais un oiseau bleu, mon amour, tu serais un oiseau triste
Je te dirais la vérité, mais tu en as déjà entendu une
Si tu étais un oiseau bleu, tu pleurerais
Tu volerais vers la maison

Si tu étais une goutte de pluie, tu brillerai comme un arc-en-ciel
Et si tu étais un arrêt de train, le chef de gare chanterai doucement
Si tu étais une goutte de pluie, tu tomberais
Tu appellerais la maison

Si tu étais un hôtel, mon amour, ce serait un grand hôtel
Mais si tu traverses une période difficile, penses-tu que tu pourrais en supporter un?
Si tu étais un hôtel, je me pencherais sur ta sonnette
Je t'appellerais mon foyer

Si j'étais une autoroute, je m'étendrais le long de toi
Je t'aiderais à passer par des chemins qui t'ont déçu
Si j'étais une autoroute, je m'étendrais
Je t'emmènerais à la maison

Si tu étais un oiseau bleu, mon amour, tu serais un oiseau triste
Je te dirais la vérité, mais tu en as déjà entendu une
Si tu étais un oiseau bleu, tu pleurerais
Tu volerais vers la maison