Saw him sitting on a sidewalk in Fresno Braided hair and a tye-dyed t-shirt on Talking 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 rolling on a river with Credence Stealing kisses from Peggy Sue I'd be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach In the spring of '72 I'd be wasting away on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll in He said what I wouldn't give just to live those songs again Saw him working the counter at Walgreens With a new haircut and a Bachelor's Degree Talking to himself about his raw deal Cussing 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 rolling on a river with Credence Stealing kisses from Peggy Sue I'd be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach In the spring of '72 I'd be wasting away on the dock of the bay Watching 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 rolling on a river with Credence Stealing kisses from Peggy Sue I'd be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach In the spring of '72 I'd be wasting away on the dock of the bay Watching the tide roll in He said what I wouldn't give just to live those songs again again