One Of These Things First Lyrics - Nick Drake - Nick Drake

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.