Ain't That the Life

A boy stands on a little dock Sun up 'til two o'clock Catching fish and skipping stones Now he hears a riverboat bell Says if I had a riverboat, well I'd float a million miles from home Now the boat it hugs round the riverbend Nothing new for the lone boatman 'Til he sees a wedding on the shore Thinks with a city job and a good new hat Well I could find me a woman like that And tell me who could ask for more It's everything I want It's all I need Lord, ain't that the life Where every moment never felt so right I'd give anything I've got to lose Lord, ain't that the dream Oh that grass never looked so green I could use a mile in those shoes Oh it must be nice Ain't that the life Now the sun shines on the riverside The new groom watching his new bride Steal a dance with her old man He thinks I found love, I'm lucky I know I'd love to have his kind of money though And live well like her daddy can It's everything I want It's all I need Lord, ain't that the life Where every moment never felt so right I'd give anything I've got to lose Lord, ain't that the dream Oh that grass never looked so green I could use a mile in those shoes Oh it must be nice Ain't that the life Now the rich old man takes a long walk Right past that little dock Got an aching in his bones He thinks I've got more than most men But what I wouldn't give to be young again Catching fish and skipping stones Lord, ain't that the life Where every moment never felt so right I'd give anything I've got to lose Lord, ain't that the dream Oh that grass never looked so green I could use a mile in those shoes Oh my Lord, ain't that the life Where every moment never felt so right I'd give anything I've got to lose Lord, ain't that the dream Oh that grass never looked so green I could use a mile in those shoes Oh it must be nice Ain't that the life Mmmmmmmmm Ain't that the life Ain't that the life