I could have been a sailor 
Could have been a cook
real live lover 
Could have been a book
I could have been a signpost 
Could have 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 have been
One of these things first
I could have been
One of these things first

I could have been your pillar 
Could have been your door
I could have stayed beside you 
Could have stayed for more
I could have been your statue
Could have been your friend
whole long lifetime 
Could have been the end

I could be 
Yours so [bad word] 
I would be 
I should be 
Through and through

I could have been
One of these things first
I could have been
One of these things first

I could have been a whistle 
Could have been a flute
real live giver 
Could have been a boot
I could have been a signpost
Could have 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 have been
One of these things first
I could have been

One of these things first