Saw him sittin on a sidewalk in Fresno Braided hair and a tye-dyed t-shirt on Talkin to himself about Vietnam About the tour he did and the deal he got He said this world ain t the same if you ask me.
If I could be somewhere elseI d tell you where I d be I d be rollin on a river with Credence Stealin kisses from Peggy Sue I d be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach In the spring of 72 I d be wastin away on the dock of the bay Watchin the tide roll in He said what I wouldn t give just to live those songs again.
Saw him workin the counter at Walgreens With a new haircut and a Bachelor s Degree Talkin to himself about his raw deal Cussin Uncle Sam and the GI bill He said This world ain t the same if you ask me If I could be somewhere elseI d tell you where I d be I d be rollin on a river with Credence Stealin kisses from Peggy Sue I d be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach In the spring of 72 I d be wastin away on the dock of the bay Watchin the tide roll in He said what I wouldn t give just to live those songs again.
He said This world ain t the same if you ask me If I could be somewhere elseI d tell you where I d be I d be rollin on a river with Credence Stealin kisses from Peggy Sue I d be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach In the spring of 72 I d be wastin away on the dock of the bay Watchin the tide roll in He said what I wouldn t give just to live those songs again.
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