Well i could be a boy 

Without hair in the country 

Relaxed and wild 

Running down by the creek 

Catching those crayfish 

And being kinda frightened 

But mostly just in awe 

Of them mighty crab claws 

(now i'm glad i do) 

I've wasted 

(the way that we're leaving the way that we go) 

All my free time 

(our lives are better left to chance) 

And i've worried 

(...pain that... I had to miss the dance) 

Just as most kids are of my age 


I could be home 

With a beer and a movie 

Straighten my back 

And raping my lungs 

While completely maintaining 

My absoloute innocence 

My absolute innocence at all times 

And i looked at jewelry 

(now i'm glad i do) 

For your little finger 

(the way that we're leaving the way that we go) 

It's so skinny 

(our lives are better left to chance) 

I can hardly believe you 

(...pain that... I had to miss the dance) 


I could be standing 

For what seems like hours 

Shifting my weight 

From one foot to another 

While watching live music 

With the earplugs on 

Our nice conversation 

Is becoming quite loud 

And i'm weary 

(now i'm glad...) 

Of your ugly pop culture 

(the way that we're leaving the way that we go) 

You're so pretty 

(our lives are better left to chance) 

Standing beside the desk 

(...pain that... I had to miss the dance) 


And i could be sitting 

By the telephone tomorrow 

To receive a call 

By the overweight garth brooks 

Who would then try to offer me 

Like a hundred thousand dollars 

Just for me to go the fuck away 

And he's waiting 

For my kind of reply 

I am serious 

I couldn't leave you if i tried