You Could Be Mine

"You Could Be Mine" is a song by American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, featured on their 1991 fourth studio album Use Your Illusion II. It was released as the band's seventh single, and the first from the Use Your Illusion albums, in June 1991. Backed with "Civil War" from Use Your Illusion II, the single reached number twenty-nine on the Billboard Hot 100 chart[1] and number three on the UK Singles Chart. Contrary to popular belief, "You Could Be Mine" was not originally going to be the official theme of Terminator 2: Judgment Day. However, the references to Guns N' Roses that were made in the film (from John Connor's friend's Guns N' Roses t-shirt to the T-800 taking out his shotgun from a box of roses, thus playing a pun on the band's name) were so clear and obvious that it was a wise business decision to make when director James Cameron decided to recruit the band to perform a song. As it would turn out, "You Could Be Mine" was selected to be included in the film. Arnold Schwarzenegger had the band members over for dinner at his own home to negotiate the deal.

Guns N' Roses Lyrics "You Could Be Mine" From The Album: "Use Your Illusion II" (1991) I'm a cold heartbreaker, fit to burn and I'll rip your heart in two And I'll leave you lyin' on the bed I'll be out the door before you wake 'em, it's nothin' new to you 'Cause I think we've seen that movie, too 'Cause you could be mine, but you're way out of line With your bitch slap rappin' and your cocaine tongue You get nothin' done, I said, you could be mine, aw Now, holidays come and then they go, it's nothin' new today Collect another memory When I come home, late at night, don't ask me where I've been Just count your stars I'm home again 'Cause you could be mine, but you're way out of line With your bitch slap rappin' and your cocaine tongue You get nothin' done, I said, you could be mine You could be mine, you could be mine You could be mine, you could be mine You could be mine, mine, mine, mine You've gone sketching too many times Ooh, why don't you give it a rest? Why must you find another reason to cry? Well, you're breakin' down my back and I've been rackin' out my brain It don't matter how we make it, 'cause it always ends the same You can push it for more mileage, but your flaps are wearing thin And I could sleep on it until mornin', but this nightmare never ends Don't forget to call my lawyers with ridiculous demands An' you can take the pity so far, but it's more than I can stand 'Cause this couch-trip's gettin' older, tell me how long has it been? 'Cause five years is forever, and you haven't grown up yet Oh, you could be mine, but you're way out of line With your bitch slap rappin' and your cocaine tongue You get nothin' done, I said, you could, you should be You could be mine Oh, you could be mine You could be mine Aw, you could be mine You could be mine Aw, you could be mine Aw, you could be mine Aw, you could be mine You could be mine, yeah