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NICK DRAKE lyrics : "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, 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.

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