He spent his life in California,   Watching the stars on the big screen.   Then he lies awake and he wonders,   Why can't that be me   Cause in his life he is filled   With all these good intentions   He's left a lot of things   He'd rather not mention right now   But just before he says goodnight,   He looks up with a little smile at me,   And he says,      If I could be like that,   I would give anything   Just to live one day, in those shoes   If I could be like that,   what would I do,   What would I do,      Now in dreams we run   She spends her days up in the north park,   Watching the people as they pass   And all she wants is just   A little piece of this dream,   Is that too much to ask   With a safe home, and a warm bed,   On a quiet little street   All she wants is just that something to   Hold onto, that's all she needs      Yeah!   If I could be like that,   I would give anything   Just to live one day, in those shoes   If I could be like that, what would I do,   What would I do      I'm falling into this, in dreams   We run away   If I could be like that,   I would give anything   Just to live one day, in those shoes   If I could be like that, what would I do,   What would I do   If I could be like that,   I would give anything   Just to live one day, in those shoes   If I could be like that, what would I do,   What would I do   If I could be like that,   I would give anything   Just to live one day, in those shoes   If I could be like that, what would I do,   What would I do   Falling in