Could've Been Me

Written by: 
J. Martyn
1 Aug 1982

See that man with that look in his eye;
I see him walking you back home.
I recognise that look in his eye:
I wish he'd leave you alone.

Could have been me,
Could have been me.
Ah - might have been me,
Could have been me.

See that man waving you goodbye;
I see no tear in your eye for him.
See that man with the secret kept
In his tear-stained eye.

Could have been me,
It could have been me
Oh yeah, it might have been me,
Could have been me.

Could have been me,
Could have been me.
I know it might have been me,
Oh yeah, could have been me.

I see that man with that gleam in his eye;
I watch him follow you around and around.
I knew the time when that gleam in his eye
Could have laid him in the ground.

Could have been me,
Oh yeah, might have been me.
I know it could have been me,
Oh yeah, could have been me.

You know it could have been me,
Could have been me.
It might have been me,
Oh yes, could have been me.

I can't tell you,
I can't tell you,
I'm too careful.

Could have been me,
Could have been me.
I know it might have been me;
I know it could have been me.

Could have been me...

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