I'd rather be a could-be

I'd rather be a could-be

 if I cannot be an are;

because a could-be is a maybe,

who is reaching for a star.

I'd rather be a has-been

than a might-have-been by far;

for a might-have-been has never been,
but a has-been was once an are.

I'd rather be a could-be

 if I cannot be an are;

because a could-be is a maybe,

who is reaching for a star.

I'd rather be a has-been

than a might-have-been by far;

for a might-have-been has never been,
but a has-been was once an are.