Storybook

[Verse 1]
Sometimes I sit in my backyard
I kick back and drink iced tea
I stare all the way to the ocean
And I dream of how it would be
If I were a ship captain somewhere
Or an old fashioned sailor at sea
Or a stowed away pirate just down below hiding
And praying the law don't find me

[Pre-Chorus]
Or maybe I'd sail from Nantucket
Chasing the great white whale
Oh without a sound, I'd run him aground
And bring old Ahab the tail
Yeah I'd show old Ahab his tail

[Chorus]
Hey, but I'm not a sailor, I'm just a man
Stuck here in the promised land
Living proud and living free
And I'm a dreamer and it's all I got
Yeah, but friends, this is my last shot
And I hope someday
They're dreamin' 'bout me

[Verse 2]
Sometimes I dream I'm a cowboy
'Round 1949
I'd cross the border on horseback
With a real close buddy of mine
And I know we'd run from trouble
But I'm sure it's what we'd find
When you're out of the frying pan into the fire
Who cares what you leave behind

[Pre-Chorus]
And I'd probably fall in love down there
And I know I'd go to jail
When you fall in in love with a rich man's daughter
Who's gonna go your bail
Yeah I hate them Mexican jails

[Chorus]
Yeah, but I'm not an outlaw, I'm just a man
Livin' here in the promised land
Working hard and living free
Yeah, I'm a dreamer, that's all I got
Yeah, well here goes one last shot
And I hope someday
They're dreamin' 'bout me

[Verse 3]
I'd love to go rafting the water
Ridin' the mighty Mississipp'
Where I'd float around from town to town
Cause trouble then I'd give 'em the slip

[Pre-Chorus]
That river could take me back
To the days of young Huck Finn
Where I'd sleep all day and smoke all night
And play tricks on old Jim
Hey, I think I'd like old Jim

[Chorus]
Yeah, but I'm not an runaway, I'm just a man
Stuck here in the promised land
Living proud and living free
Yeah, well I'm a dreamer, that's what I got
Ah, but friend, here's my last shot
That's why I hope someday
They're dreamin' 'bout me
Well, I hope someday
They read about me

[Outro]
Sometimes I sit in my backyard
And I dream of how it would be