I Could Have Been A Sailor

I'm a happy man I made my choice in life I chose to settle down I chose to take a wife And I take pleasure in my quiet Hearth and happy home I never gave my heart Its chance to roam I could have been a sailor And sailed the seven seas The wind in my face all day Can you taste the salty breeze? I could have been a lover Watchin' waves before me part But I settled for safer harbors of my heart I'm a lucky man I'm the envy of my peers I never ask for favors Oh, and I never show my fears Surrounded by too many friends I am a one-man band With all the trappings of a life Lived second-hand I could have been a sailor Rollin' through the night My sails before the wind Where the star's my only light I could have been a dreamer Yeah, but dreams just fall apart So, I settled for safer harbors of my heart And I take pleasure in my quiet Hearth and happy home I never gave my heart Its chance to roam I could have been a sailor And sailed the seven seas Is the wind in your face all day And can you taste the salty breeze? I could have been a dreamer And watch the waves before me part But I settled for safer harbors Oh, sailor, sailed the seven seas Is the wind in your face all day? I can taste the salty breeze Oh lover, I can see the waves before you part Well, I settled for safer harbors of my heart, of my heart --- I Could Have Been a Sailor - Peter Allen