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Nathan Lane - If I Only Had The Nerve lyrics
Lion. Said a lion, poor, neurotic lion.
To a miss who'll listen to him rave.
Â"Oh, the lord made me a lion, butÂ…the lord forgot to make me braveÂ".
Dorothy. Then his tail began to curl and wave.
Lion. LifeÂ…isÂ…sad believe me,
Missy, when you're born to be a sissy without the vim
and verve. But I could change my habits never more
be scared of RABBITS! if I only had the nerve.
I'm afraid there's no denying I'm Just a dandelion,
a fate I don't deserve. But I could show my prowess
be a lion not a mouse if I only had the nerve.
Oh, I'd be in my stride, a king down to the core,
I could roar the way I never roared before,
and then I'd r-r-roof and roar some more.
I would show the dinosaurus whose king around the forestNathan Lane - If I Only Had The Nerve - http://motolyrics.com/nathan-lane/if-i-only-had-the-nerve-lyrics.html
a king they'd better serve,
why with my regal beezor I could be another Caesar,
if I only had the nerve. I'd be brave as a blizzard.
Tin Man. I'd be gentle as a lizard.
Scarecrow. I'd be clever as a gizzard.
Dorothy. If the wizard is a wizard who will serve.
Scarecrow. Then I'm sure to get a brain.
Tin Man. A heart.
Dorothy. A home.
Lion. The nerve.