if i was (young rebel set)

if i was a rich man i’d buy you flowers every day, but i am a poor man so i’ll pick them on the way.

If I was a sailor, I would sail you out to sea
Take you across the ocean, ask you to marry me
Oh, if I was sailor, I would sail you home to me.
And if I was a soldier, I would march to war for you
I’d face every bullet and cannonball that flew
Oh, if I was a soldier, I would wage a war for you.
And if I was a jailer, I would lock you away;
Then I’d have the key to see you each and every day.
Oh, if I was a jailer, I would still have you today.
And if I was a rich man I’d buy you flowers every day
But I am a poor man so I’ll pick them on the way
Oh, if I was a rich man I would pay to make you to stay.

But I’ve wasted so much time writing songs and playing on my guitar
I’ve wasted so much love; now I wish I’d never learnt to play a note.

And if I had an aeroplane then I’d fly you away
Maybe we’d go to Rome or Paris for the day
Oh, if I had an aeroplane then I’d whisk you away.
And if I was a betting man, I’d bet you love me too
I’d bet everything I had for the chance to be with you
Oh, if I was a betting man, my odds are nine-to-two.

I’ve wasted so much time writing songs and playing on my guitar
I’ve wasted so much love; now I wish I’d never learnt to play a note.
Yeah, I wish I’d never learnt to play a note.
Oh, I wish I’d never learnt to play a note.

And if I was a writer, I would write the book on you
I’d tell them all the stories of the things we used to do
Oh, if I was a writer, I would write the book on you
And if I was a painter, I’d paint portraits of you
Hang them in the galleries like all good painter do
Oh, if I was a painter, I’d paint portraits of you.

I’ve wasted so much time writing songs and playing on my guitar
I’ve wasted so much love; now I wish I’d never learnt to play a note.

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