Ill Be Yours
The Americans Lyrics

Pleased to meet you, mister
Delighted to make your acquaintance, sir

You said softly after he caught your eye
You whispered gently after he caught your attention

You took a sip, the corners of your lips
You drank and the edges of your mouth

Turned up upon his reply
Curled upward in response to what he said

And sometime on that evening
At some point during that night

He took your hand and led you from the floor
He held your hand and guided you away from the dance floor

Was it pleasure, was it grieving
Was it joy, was it sorrow

That bound me, rapt and seething, by your door
That captivated and impassioned me, near your doorway

Your hearts beat boldly, like mission bells
Your hearts thumped confidently, resembling church bells

My head was exploding, alone with the kiss and tell
My mind was overwhelmed with secrets and revelations

You sing me to sleep at night, wake me with a sharp bite
You lull me to sleep with your singing, and awaken me with a playful bite

Every morning
Each and every morning

You cry, Our love hasn't been squandered, hold on a little longer
You exclaim, Our love has not been wasted, just endure a bit more

And I'll be yours
And I will belong to you

Read to me your stories
Tell me your tales

And I'll follow along with open eyes
And I will listen attentively

Their faces and their names and the places where they've been
The appearance, names, and locations they have encountered

I'll recognize
I will acknowledge and identify

And I will stand beside them
And I will support them

I will learn the things they've come to know
I will acquire the knowledge they have acquired

They're just as you described them
They match your depictions of them

You and I can never be alone
You and I will never be by ourselves

I watched your tongue slip across your lips
I observed your tongue glide over your mouth

I had my heart set, I had no control of it
I had firmly decided, I had no power over it

It was all in a moment
It occurred within an instant

Your body unburdened
Your physique relieved of its burdens

Later on, you would turn to me and say
Eventually, you would face me and utter

Would you come sit near me
Could you come and sit close to me

Waiting on another lonely evening for you
Anticipating another lonesome night in your presence

I just can't be still
I simply cannot remain motionless

The crickets chirp, the walls stir
The crickets sing, the walls move

There's no part of me not aching for a thrill
Every part of me longs for excitement

I could spend a lifetime of empty hours
I could waste an entire lifetime

Gazing at the wall
Staring at the wall

If it could be like old times
If it could resemble the past

We wouldn't have to go nowhere at all
We wouldn't have to go anywhere

It felt like all evening
It seemed like the entire evening

I held your body breathing
I embraced your body as you breathed

So that I was still wide awake
Resulting in me being fully alert

When you said, I must be leaving
When you uttered, I must depart

It's the only tune I'm humming
It's the sole melody I am singing

If it's long in coming, I don't mind
If it takes a while, I am not bothered

You ask me how am I doing
You inquire about my well-being

Everything is ruined, and I say, Fine
Everything is destroyed, yet I respond, Excellent

You ask me how am I doing
You inquire about my well-being

Ask me like I'm stupid, and I say, Fine
Inquire as if I am foolish, and I reply, Great