I could have been…

I could have been a balloonist, but the idea didn’t take off the ground.
I could have been a swimmer, but the idea didn’t hold water.
I could have been a solicitor, but the work didn’t suit me.
I could have been a woodsman, but the work made me pine.

I could have been a ruler, but I wouldn’t fall in line.
I could have been a dentist, but I disliked a hand to mouth existence.
I could have been a banker, but I wasn’t interested.
I could have been a juggler, but things got out of hand.

I could have been a chauffeur, but I didn’t have the drive.
I could have been a poultry-man, but that was putting all my eggs in one basket.
I could have been a book-keeper, but the idea wasn’t well documented.
I could have been a singer, but I couldn’t face the music.

I could have been a cobbler, but I knew it wouldn’t last.
I could have been a librarian, but they were fully booked.
I could have been a doctor, but I got sick of it.
I could have been a trumpeteer, but I guess I blew it.

I could have been a jockey, but I didn’t want to get saddled.
I could have been a sprinter, but I ran into trouble.
I could have been a contractor, but I was building castles in the air.
I could have been a chef, but I had other fish to fry.

I could have been a conductor, but I missed the bus.
I could have been a geologist, but I disliked finding faults.
I could have been a bank robber, but it wasn’t a safe job.
I could have been an electrician, but I knew nothing about current affairs.

I could have been a mountaineer, but I didn’t aim high enough.
I could have been a billiard player, but no one gave me a good break.
I could have been a philosopher, but I heard the voice of nature.
I could have been a waiter, but I had to answer other calls.

I could have been a batsman, but I just couldn’t stand the pace.
I could have been a sailor, but I didn’t know the ropes.
I could have been a gravel merchant, but I didn’t have the grit.
I could have been a statistician, but I couldn’t figure it out.

I could have been a parachutist, but I just dropped out.
I could have been a carpenter, but it went against the grain.
I could have been a gambler, but it was a dicey career.
I could have been a miner, but the job was too boring.

I could have been a teacher, but I didn’t do my homework.
I could have been a guitarist, but I didn’t have the pluck.
I could have been a farmer, but it just wasn’t my field.
I could have been a pole vaulter, but I wasn’t up to it.

I could have been a musician, but I wasn’t noteworthy.
I could have been a lawyer, but my career was brief.
I could have been a cook, but the idea didn’t stir me.
I could have been a cardiologist, but I wasn’t really a heart-throb.

I could have been a driver, but it wasn’t a fare deal.
I could have been a radiologist, but I didn’t scan it well.
I could have been a photographer, but it fell out of picture.
I could have been a plumber, but the idea got drained.

I could have been an acrobat, but I wasn’t head over heels in it.
I could have been a tailor, but I was cut down to size.
I could have been an undertaker, but the situation was too grave.
I could have been a physicist, but the idea lacked gravity.

I could have been a bee-keeper, but that was not the buzz-word.
I could have been a digger, but the idea was not down to earth.
I could have been an astrologer, but Star Wars is history.
I could have been a boxer, but I knocked out the idea.

I could have been a playwright, but it wasn’t my stage.
I could have been a poet, but I wasn’t the romantic types.
I could have been a novelist, but a long story was cut short.
I could have been a jeweler, but the idea wasn’t precious.

I could have been a fire-fighter, but it all went up in smoke.
I could have been a bikini dealer, but the brand was named “Scanty-Panty”.
I could have been a seismologist, but the idea didn’t shake anything up.
I could have been a hair-stylist, but it curled in the wrong direction.

I could have been a genetics-researcher, but my clone got the job.
I could have been a florist, but I made other arrangements.
I could have been a dancer, but I learnt everything step-by-step.
I could have been a mathematician, but the numbers were too intimidating.

I could have been a metallurgist, but I lacked nerves of steel.
I could have been an artist, but failed to come off with flying colors.
I could have been a zoo-keeper, but I wasn’t a roaring success.
I could have been a chess player, but I had a chequered career.

I could have been a money lender, but I yielded to maturity.
I could have been a trapeze-artist, but I just couldn’t hang in there.
I could have been a fisherman, but I just waded away.
I could have been a plagiarist, but the idea wasn’t original.

I could have been a diver, but I ventured in deeper waters.
I could have been a stand-up comic, but everyone just laughed at me.
I could have been a jailor, but the idea didn’t captivate me.
I could have been an athletics coach, but got outrun in the long run.

I could have been a weatherman, but I was just so fickle.
I could have been an entomologist, but I couldn’t stand The Beatles.
I could have been a detective, but I hid it inside me.
I could have been a confectioner, but I wasn’t too much of a sweetheart.

I could have been an obstetrician, but I was too pre-mature.
I could have been a fruit-seller, but the time was not ripe.
I could have been a gunner, but the deal got shot at.
I could have been an orator, but they just wouldn’t listen to me.

I could have been a pianist, but I ran out of tune.
I could have been a solicitor, but I advised myself against it.
I could have been an archer, but I failed to hit the mark.
I could have been a palmist, but I couldn’t read between the lines.

I could have been a manicurist, but I didn’t have a green thumb.
I could have been a magician, but the idea vanished into thin air.
I could have been an astronomer, but my stars were out of luck.
I could have been a sweeper, but it just wasn’t a clean sweep.

I could have been an MBA. Well, I’m trying.