Released: April 23, 2002

Songwriter: David Lowe Cole Deggs Chris Bain

Producer: Norro Wilson Buddy Cannon Kenny Chesney

[Verse 1]
Saw him sitting on a sidewalk in Fresno
Braided hair and a tie-dyed t-shirt on
Talking to himself about Vietnam
About the tour he did and the deal he got
He said this world isn't the same if you ask me
If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be

[Chorus]
I'd be rolling on a river with Credence
Stealing kisses from Peggy Sue
I'd be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach
In the spring of '72
I'd be wasting away on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll in
He said what I wouldn't give just to live those songs again

[Verse 2]
Saw him working the counter at Walgreen's
With a new haircut and a Bachelor's Degree
Talking to himself about his raw deal
Cursing Uncle Sam and the GI bill
He said This world isn't the same if you ask me
If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be

[Chorus]
I'd be rolling on a river with Credence
Stealing kisses from Peggy Sue
I'd be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach
In the spring of '72
I'd be wasting away on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll in
He said what I wouldn't give just to live those songs again

[Bridge]
He said This world isn't the same if you ask me
If I could be somewhere else, I'd tell you where I'd be

[Chorus]
I'd be rolling on a river with Credence
Stealing kisses from Peggy Sue
I'd be knee-deep in sand on a Panama beach
In the spring of '72
I'd be wasting away on the dock of the bay
Watching the tide roll in
He said what I wouldn't give just to live those songs again

Kenny Chesney

Kenny Chesney is an American country music singer/songwriter. He has released 21 albums of which five went multi-platinum, ten went platinum and five achieved gold titles. Chesney even holds the record for most songs at #1 on the Airplay charts for Billboard.

Chesney also wrote and produced a documentary for ESPN The Boys Of Fall.