Colin Hay - If I Had Been A Better Man lyrics

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 bu*toned 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