Livingston Taylor
2005, L. Taylor/Morgan Creek Music (ASCAP)


I wish I were a cowboy
Riding my horse through the wide open spaces
And if you liked cowboys
Maybe you'd like me too

I wish I were a rain man
Sprinkling water on all of those faces
And if you were thirsty
Maybe you'd need me too

That's right I'm a space cadet
Never met a birthday I couldn't forget
Never met a girl that I could not lose
Without your love I'm singing the blues

I wish I were summer
Sweet honeysuckle in the soft warm evening
And if I were summer
Maybe you'd miss me too

That's right I'm all broke down
Can't get high enough to play the clown
Can't get low enough to disappear
I'm turning to stone because you're not here

I wish I were a baby
Fast asleep in the arms of his mother
And if I were brand new
Maybe you'd love me too
Maybe I'd stop being so blue
Maybe I'd be with you