One Of These Things First

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, I 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

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, I could have been your friend

A whole long lifetime could have been the end

I could've been yours so true

I would be, I should be through and through, yeah, yeah

I could have been

One of these things first

One of these things first

One of these things first

One of these things first

One of these things first

One of these things first

One of these things first

One of these things first