Livin' and Dreamin'

I was always the black sheep
Too much fun, not enough sleep
 
Friends all said there would come a time
I'd find a country girl and make her mine
Then all my runnin' would come to an end
And I'd finally have some time to spend
 
Livin' and dreamin'
Instead of drinkin' and schemin'
Lovin' some girl for the rest of my life
No more runnin' and hidin'
It was time to stop slidin'
And make some pretty girl my wife
 
I listened for while
Just to make 'em smile
 
But the road kept callin' me
And those breezes by the sea
Drew me away again and again
I didn't yet have the time to spend
 
Livin' and dreamin'
Instead of drinkin' and schemin'
Lovin' some girl for the rest of my life
No more runnin' and hidin'
It was time to stop slidin'
And make some pretty girl my wife
 
But then that ol' truck broke down
In a sleepy seaside town
 
And that beauty caught my eye
Under a sun soaked sky
My broken heart was on the mend
And I thought I'd make some time to spend
 
Livin' and dreamin'
Instead of drinkin' and schemin'
Lovin' some girl for the rest of my life
No more runnin' and hidin'
It was time to stop slidin'
And make some pretty girl my wife
 
She took my hand
Led me across the sand
Held her arms around me tight
 
And said boy, after tonight
I'm gonna teach you how to do it just right…
 
Livin' and dreamin'
Instead of drinkin' and schemin'
Lovin' some girl for the rest of my life
No more runnin' and hidin'
It's time to stop slidin'
We've got plenty of time in this life…
Maybe someday you'll make me your wife
 
Five years later
My life couldn't be greater
 
Now here's the big shocker
I'm sittin' here at soccer
Watchin' my daughter havin' fun
Holdin' hands with my baby in the sun
 
Livin' and dreamin'
No more of drinkin' and schemin'
Lovin' my girls for the rest of my life
No more runnin' and hidin'
I finally stopped slidin'
And made that pretty girl my wife
 
Yeah this country boy is beamin'
Now that I'm livin' and dreamin'
 
 
© 2014 J.J. Goodman. All rights reserved.
 
 

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