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,… - Nick Drake

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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.