I'd like to lay this old hammer down   Drive my pickup truck to town   Find a friend and just hang around   If I could just be me      Grab a bobber and my old cane pole   Spend a evenin' at the fishin' hole   Why I wouldn't hurt a soul   If I could just be me      I've learned to live behind these fences   But I'm not the kind of man to just go along   Now and then I need a chance to be who I am   Maybe sing a different song      I need to put my worries on a shelf   Take some time to get to know myself   I wouldn't have to be nobody else   If I could just be me      I've learned to live behind these fences   But I'm not the kind of man to just go along   Now and then I need a chance to be who I am   Maybe sing a different song      If I didn't have these bills to pay   If I could really have my way   I'd lay around and love on you all day   If I could just be me   If I didn't have these bills to pay      If I could just be me   If I could just be me   If I could just be me