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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.