Verse 1
Now one day I could be a writer
I could be a writer of a famous play
Or one day I could be an actor
I could be an actor on a West End stage
Or one day I could be a singer
I could be a singer in a rock-n-roll band
Or one day I could be a farmer
I could be a farmer busy working the land
Chorus
In twenty years from now
I wonder what my life will be
In twenty years from now
What will be my destiny?
Verse 2
Now one day I could be a worker
I could be a worker on a factory floor
Or one day I could be a doctor
I could be a doctor in a hospital
Or one day I could be a postman
I could be a postman in a bright red van
Or one day I could be a waiter
I could be a waiter with a plate in my hand
Verse 3
Now one day I could be a pilot
I could be a pilot of a big white plane
Or one day I could be a driver
I could be a driver of a passenger train
Or one day I could be a sailor
I could be a sailor on the deep blue sea
Or one day I could be teacher
I could be a teacher teaching someone like me