verse 1: i wish i was - i wish i was a soldier i fight and die for you' I wish I was - I wish I was your captain I'd guide you through life from my bridge I wish I was - I wish I was a poet beautiful letters I could write I wish I was - I wish I was a sailor the stories I could tell chorus: no, but I'm - no I'm I'm just a fool for you but I feel - I feel love love I never knew verse 2: but if I was - if I was a soldier I'd be the biggest coward of all and if I was - if I was a captain I'd fall asleep on my watch and if I was - if I was a poet I'd probably not dare to show it and if I was - if I was a sailor I'd get drunk in every port chorus: no, but I'm - no I'm I'm just a fool for you but I feel - I feel love love I never knew