I could′ve been a sailor, I could've been a cook A real live lover, I could′ve been a book
I could've been a signpost, I could've been a clock As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock I could be Here and now I would be, I should be But how? I could′ve been One of these things first I could′ve been One of these things first I could've been your pillar, I could′ve been your door I could've stayed beside you, could′ve stayed for more I could've been your statue, could′ve been your friend A whole long lifetime could've been the end I could be yours so true I would be, I should be through and through I could've been One of these things first I could′ve been One of these things first I could′ve been a whistle, could've been a flute A real live giver, could′ve been a boot I could've been a signpost, could′ve been a clock As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock I could be even here I would be, I should be so near I could've been One of these things first I could′ve been One of these things first
Writer(s): Nicholas Rodney Drake