Live Those Songs

Saw him sittin' on a side walk in Fresno Braided hair and a tie-dyed t-shirt on Talkin' to himself about Vietnam 'Bout 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 Cree dance 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 Cree dance 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 Cree dance 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" Oh, again