Lyrics:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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