The Straight Life
Bobby Goldsboro
Sometimes I imagine myself as a drifter Seeker of fortunes connoisseur of great wines Dashing through meadows of yellow and green Trying to catch the impossible dream Leaving the straight life b-e-h-i-n-d Sometimes my thoughts may find me in Mexico Drinking tequila going out of my mind Having a ball on a couple of bob Treating the ladies to corn on the cob Leaving the straight life b-e-h-i-n-d Suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear She comes to me softly with crackers and beer Winking and blinking and blowing my ear running away with my m-i-n-d It’s great to be in love I’m not really thinking of Leaving the straight life behind I’m just playing a game in my mind Do Do Do Do (do do do do) Do Do Do Do ( do do do ) etc. Once in a while in my mind I go a - b u m m i n? Going to nowhere with no worry of time Running along chasing after a train Humming a song in the sun and the rain Leaving the straight life b-e-h-i-n-d I can just see me on a tropical island Riding the surf and drinking coconut wine Having me fun with golden girls in the sand Chasing the sun through an innocent land Leaving the straight life b-e-h-i-n-d Repeat Chorus and fade