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