That was the beginning   An almost perfect match   That would never come apart   I was a dreamer   A poet from the past   But every word came from my heart   I might have been precious   I might have been tough   I could have been meaner then   Or just a little rough   But I would have died for you   And that was a different man   Forever and ever   All ahead full   Of these days I have no regrets   So wild and abandoned   Deep under your spell   Of these hours are no second-best   I might have been freer then   I could be a fool   Maybe I was younger   And had nothing to lose   I might have cried easier   That was a different man   I've still got my humour   I still can make you laugh   You won't see me sinking low   I'm looking for no one   Though I'm good at looking back   Back to places I'll never go   It might have been winter   It could have been spring   Maybe I was thinner then   Times could have been lean   And I might have needed you   That was a different man