[Verse 1]
I could have been a sailor
I 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

[Chorus]
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)

[Verse 2]
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
[Chorus]
I could have been yours so true
I would be, I should be through and through
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)