if i were a carpenter

if i were a carpenter and you were a lady

would you marry me anyway?

would you have my baby?

if i worked my hands in wood

i wonder would you still love me?

i say yes

i would

i'll put you above me

that's what i want you to say

and would you save my love from loneliness

would you save my love from sorrow

if you would

i give you my onlyness

girl and all of my tomorrows

if a tinker were my trade

would you still find me?

carrying the pots and the pans that i made

walking along the highway

that long lonely highway

if i was a carpenter

and you were a lady

and i was just a carpenter

instead of a rock and roll star

just a carpenter

a carpenter

a carpenter