Might Have Beens - Ian Anderson, Jethro Tull

We all must wonder, now and then, if things had turned out — well — just plain

different

Chance path taken, page unturned or brief encounter, blossomed, splintered

Might you have been the man of courage, brave upon life’s battlefield

Captain Commerce, high-flown banker, hedonistic, down-at-heel?

A Puritan of moral fibre, voice raised in praise magnificent?

Or rested in assured repose, knowing your lot in quiet content?

What-ifs, Maybes and Might-have-beens fly

Soft petals on a breeze

What-ifs, Maybes and Might-have-beens

Why-nots, Perhaps and Wait-and-sees