Song information On this page you can read the lyrics of the song If I Had Been a Better Man , by - Colin Hay. Song from the album Next Year People, in the genre Иностранный рокRelease date: 16.02.2015
Record label: Compass
Song language: English
If I Had Been a Better Man |
| There were kings and queens and could have beens |
| And pretenders to the throne |
| I was a sweet contender then |
| Now my seeds they’ve all been sown |
| I scorched the earth behind me |
| I could have made a better plan |
| Yeah if I had been a better man |
| My promises were not to keep |
| But thrown into the dirt |
| There must be more I told myself |
| As I buttoned up my shirt |
| Well I could paint myself in glory now |
| And be proud of who I am |
| Yeah I had been a better man |
| Stumbling through deep suburbs of my mind |
| As secrets of silence unwind |
| I will sing you so long |
| Now only love |
| Only love makes me strong |
| You charity I took as mine |
| I claimed it as my own |
| I followed my ascending star |
| To far away from home |
| Well I was mesmerized by shiny things |
| Now in frozen time I stand |
| Yeah if I had been a better man |
| Now I’m kneeling and I’m digging deep |
| Deep into the ground |
| I’m searching for my soul to keep |
| Like a burried treasure found |
| In dreams I speak in ancient tongues |
| Lost in wind and sand |
| Yeah if only I had been a better man |