If I were you I'd buy a horse the colour of the rain. If I were you I'd find a boat and sail it far away. If I were you I'd build a house on the shores of a lake. I'd spend my winters there, alone and warm and safe. If I were you I'd be patient and I'd be wise. I'd know why the winds change and how to sooth a child. If I were you I'd be open and I'd be strong. I'd know where the birds nest and when the storms would come. If I were you I'd find a wife so honest and so sweet I would keep nothing from her and she would trust in me If I were you I'd raise a child with eye as true as snow Live inside the fear each day, knowing that you would go. If I were you I'd be patient and I'd be wise. I'd know why the winds change and how to sooth a child. If I were you I'd be open and I'd be strong. I'd know where the birds nest and when the storms would come. If I were you.