Garden State movie - One Of These Things First lyrics

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Song by Nick Drake<br /><br>

I could have been a sailor, could have been a cook<br>

A real live lover, could have been a book.<br>

I could have been a signpost, could have been a clock<br>

As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock.<br>

I could be<br>

Here and now<br>

I would be, I should be<br>

But how?<br>

I could have been<br>

One of these things first<br>

I could have been<br>

One of these things first.<br>

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I could have been your pillar, could have been your door<br>

I could have stayed beside you, could have stayed for more.<br>

Could have been your statue, could have been your friend,<br>

A whole long lifetime could have been the end.<br>

I could be yours so true<br>

I would be, I should be through and through<br>

I could have been<br>

One of these things first<br>

I could have been <br>

One of these things first.<br>

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I could have been a whistle, could have been a flute<br>

A real live giver, could have been a boot.<br>

I could have been a signpost, could have been a clock<br>

As simple as a kettle, steady as a rock.<br>

I could be even here<br>

I would be, I should be so near<br>

I could have been<br>

One of these things first<br>

I could have been<br>

One of these things first.<br>

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