Well I had a feeling   when I wrote this song   out on the porch after the rain   and the feeling went something like this      Well I let the cat in through the gate   and I let phone ring off the hook   and I felt the cool air on my skin      Well I was a fish without a fishbowl   And I was a monkey out of my cage   And I was a banker out of money   But I wouldn’t change a thing      Well I had a feeling   when I wrote this song   out on the porch after the rain   and the feeling went something like this      The mud was dryin’ on the ground   And the bugs was crawlin’ all around   And the dog was catchin’ flies in his mouth      Well I was a fish without a fishbowl   And I was a monkey out of my cage   And I was a banker out of money   But I wouldn’t change a thing   Well I wouldn’t change a thing       Yeah I had a feeling   when I wrote this song   out on the porch after the rain   and the feeling went something like this      Well I let the cat in through the gate   and I let the phone ring off the hook   And the dog was busy chewin’ up the things I’d spent so long acquiring      Well I was a fish without a fishbowl   And I was a monkey out of my cage   Well I was a banker out of money   And I was a book without a page   Well I was a surf without a surfboard   And I was a chief without a headdress   Well I was a mirror without a banner   A machine without a rage      And I wouldn’t change a thing   Well I wouldn’t change a thing