[Verse 1]
Saw him sitting on a sidewalk in Fresno
Braided hair and a tie-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'll tell you where I'd be"

[Chorus]
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"

[Verse 2]
Saw him working the counter at Walgreen's
With a new haircut and a bachelor's degree
Talking to himself about his raw deal
Cursing 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'll tell you where I'd be"

[Chorus]
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"
[Bridge]
He said, "This world ain't the same if you ask me
If I could be somewhere else, I'll tell you where I'd be"

[Chorus]
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"
Oh, again