One Of These Things First Lyrics

One Of These Things First lyrics

I could have been a sailor, could have been a cook

 A 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.

 Could have been your statue, could have been your friend,

 A whole long lifetime could have been the end.

 I could be yours so true

 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

 A 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.