If I was a better man
Would fellow men take me to their hearts
If I was a stronger man
Carrying the weight of a popular demand
Tell me would that alarm her
I´d never harm her at all
If I was a soldier
Captive arms I´d lay before her
If I was a sailor
Seven oceans I´d sail to her
If I was a wiser man
Would other men reach out and touch me
If I was a kinder man
Dishing up love for a hungry world
Tell me would that appease her
I want to please her again
If I was a painter
I´d paint a world that couldn´t taint her
If I was a leader
On food of love from above I would feed her
If I Was a poet
All my love and burning words I would show it
If I was her lover
Her eyes in kisses I would cover
Come here my baby
Oh they can´t touch you now
I´ll keep you save and warm
I´ll never leave you at all
Come here my baby
Oh they won´t touch you
Dishing up love for a hungry world
Tell me would that appease you
I want to please you again
If I was a soldier
Captive arms I´d lay before her
If I was a sailor
Seven oceans I´d sail to her
If I was a painter
I´d paint a world that couln´t taint her
If I was a leader
On food of love from above I would feed her
If I was a poet
All my love and burning words I would show it
James Ure (; born 10 October 1953) is a Scottish singer-songwriter and record producer. His stage name, Midge, is a phonetic reversal of Jim. Ure enjoyed particular success in the 1970s and 1980s in bands including Slik, Thin Lizzy, Rich Kids, Visage, and as the second bandleader of Ultravox after John Foxx had left, carrying the band into high chart positions for the six following years before disbanding it. In 1984, he co-wrote and produced the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas?" fo...
