Saw him sittin on a sidewalk in Fresno   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 Creedence   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 Creedence   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 Creedence   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.