I have three words,
but they don't mean nothin'.
They've been used before
too many times
by too many people
saying too much,
saying nothing at all.
I have only three words.

If I were wealthy,
I'd cast these words in gold.
You'd have something forever.
You'd have something to hold.
And when the times grew hard,
you could trade these words for bread.
But I am not wealthy.
I have only three words.

If I were a poet,
I'd give these words meaning,
surround them with new words
that you never have heard,
make a shiny new something
from an old tired nothing.
But I am no poet.
I have only three words.

If I were a carpenter,
I'd carve these words in wood.
You'd have something real.
You'd have something good.
And when the times grew cold,
you could throw them in the fire,
and they would keep you warm.
But I am no carpenter.
I have only three words.