Quite Simply Put

Just what have I done with my life A man put that question to me I started to think and I gave him a wink But my mind drew a blank, well, let’s see I’ve not built a bridge made of steel I’ve not a photographer’s eye I’d not fit the bill of a fireman’s will I’ve not flown a plane, no, not I No land have I gardened or farmed Machinery baffles my mind Accountants are great, that wasn’t my fate An autograph, never I’ve signed Yet I knew I found what I sought Without a degree and its pay The bonds of the heart, right from the start Yes, that’s what I wanted to say And I’ve been the happiest man I’ve done more than all else above For all that I needed, I’ve surely exceeded Quite simply put, I have known love