List of Couldabeen Shouldabeens

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I wanted to be a pottery maker, but I didn't fit the mould.
I wanted to be a baker, but no, I guess that's the way the cookie crumbles.
I wanted to be a philosopher, but it just wasn't meant to be.
I wanted to be a personal trainer, but I just didn't work out.
I wanted to be a draftsman, but decided against it.  You have to draw the line somewhere.
I wanted to be a mathemetician, but things just didn't add up.
I wanted to be a community organizer, but I didn't plan ahead.
I wanted to be a ventriloquist, but sometimes I don't know when to keep my mouth shut.
I wanted to be a movie stand-in, but I couldn't read between the lines.
I wanted to be an IRS agent, but I just don't have what it takes.
I wanted to be a fort sentry, but I got caught off guard.
I wanted to be a Radio City Hall rockette, but I didn't toe the line.
I wanted to be a baseball player, but I didn't see the curves at life that were thrown at me.
I wanted to be a Latin lover, but I just lacked the desire.
I wanted to be a basketball player, but I fell way short.
I wanted to be a fencer, but I didn't get the point.
I wanted to be a skydiver, but I didn't know there were strings attached.
I wanted to be a astronomer, but I was too short-sighted.
I wanted to be a logician, but sometimes I don't think straight.
I wanted to be a truck driver, but I didn't look far enough down the road.
I wanted to be a park ranger, but I couldn't see the forest for the trees.
I wanted to be a carpenter, but I didn't give it my awl.
I wanted to be a paper doll, but I wasn't cut out for that.
I wanted to be a major league catcher, but I never saw it coming.
I wanted to be a glass blower, but there was always reality to burst my bubble.
I wanted to be a cross the street, but something always stood in my way.
I wanted to be a electrician, but I didn't have the right connections.
I wanted to be a radio announcer, but I was always misunderstood.
I wanted to be a tractor, but I coudn't pull my weight.
I wanted to be a pollster, but I had such a low opinion of myself.
I wanted to be a judge, but sometimes life isn't fair.
I wanted to be a Dear Abby, but sometimes things don't make sense.
I wanted to be a drill sergeant, but I was always a step behind.
I wanted to be a soldier, but I never paid attention to anything.
I wanted to be a sound studio engineer, but I was on the wrong side of the tracks.
I wanted to be a tightrope walker, but I couldn't keep up.
I wanted to be a window washer, but things were never clear to me.
I wanted to be a ballerina, but I didn't get around to it.
I wanted to be a watchmaker, but I didn't have the time.
I wanted to be a condiment manufacturer, but I couldn't cut the mustard.
I wanted to be a social worker, but I didn't see the need.
I wanted to be a barbecue chef, but I couldn't get fired up enough.
I wanted to be a codebreaker, but I didn't understand what they meant.
I wanted to be a college band tuba player, but I march to a different drum.
I wanted to be a counselor, but I listened to the wrong people.
I wanted to be a bowler, but no.  That's the way the ball bounces.
I wanted to be a urologist, but I never followed the flow.
I wanted to be a golfer, but I didn't have the fore-sight.
I wanted to be a masseuse, but I was so out of touch.
I wanted to be an arbiter, but I just had to do things my way.
I wanted to be younger, but I was born too soon.
I wanted to be a Kennedy, but I married into the wrong family.
I wanted to be an frozen juice manufacturere, but I just couldn't concentrate.
I wanted to be a demolitionist, but I never got a break.
I wanted to be married, but I never got involved.
I wanted to be a NASCAR racer, but I didn't start out right.
I wanted to be a train engineer, but I got sidetracked.
I wanted to be a geologist, but it was all beneath me.
I wanted to be a newspaper publisher, but I didn't have an inkling.
I wanted to be an accountant, but just can't be counted on.
I wanted to work on the railroad, but I never took the training.
I wanted to be a tightrope walker, but I was always a little unstable.
I wanted to be a flour tortilla, but I was just too corny.
I wanted to be Michael Jackson, but I was always germaine.
I wanted to be president, but I was too much of a maverick.
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