Intro :
A b roken man moves sl owly down the s idewalk
H umbled by the f avours he must s eek
From t hose that he encounters on his w alk through m isery
Who are r ich enough to h urt just as they p lease
If n ot for love I c ould be one of t hese
An o ld man on a p ark bench stares with e nvy
At a c ouple with their c hildren on their k nees
While ac ross the park a young man is c aught by the p olice
St ealing for a h abit he must f eed
And if n ot for love I c ould be one of t hese
I c ould be one of t hese or so m any many m ore
A lways at the beck and call of s hame
I'm t hankful I was c alled by love to w alk among the h appy
But if n ot for you love w ouldn't know my n ame
A m an of squander t alents vainly ca lls on
His g ift of God now st raining through his s oul
While i n the crowd before him a j ealous friend aw aits
The m oments that he c an no longer p lease
And if n ot for love I c ould be one of t hese
I c ould be one of t hese or so m any many m ore
A lways at the beck and call of s hame
I'm t hankful I was c alled by love to w alk among the h appy
But if n ot for you love w ouldn't know my n ame
Yes if n ot for love I c ould be one of t hese