If I were another man I would hold you close If I were another man I would let you hold me closer If I were another man I would bring you flowers If I were another man I would read you poetry until you fell asleep If I were another man I would carry you over the ocean of your sorrows If I were another man I would honour you just as you are If I were another man I would be the man I want to be If I were another man I would be the man I ought to be