live those songs

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 else

i'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 else

i'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 else

i'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.