Sometimes I imagine myself as a drifter

A seeker of fortune, connoisseur of great wines

Dashin' through meadows of yellow and green

Tryin' to catch the impossible dream

A-leavin' the straight life behind



Sometimes my thoughts found me way down in Mexico

A-drinkin' tequila goin' out of my mind

Havin' a ball on a couple 'a bob

A-treatin' the ladies to corn on the cob

A-leavin' the straight life behind



And suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear

She comes to me softly with crackers and beer

A-winkin' and blinkin' and blowin' my ear

A-runnin' away with my mind



It's great to be in love, I'm not really thinkin' of

A-leavin' the straight life behind

I'm just playin' a game in my-y mind



Once in a while in my mind I go a-bummin'

A-goin' nowhere, with no worry of time

Runnin' along chasin' after a train

Hummin' a song in the sun and the rain

A-leavin' the straight life behind



I can just see me on a tropical island

A-ridin' the surf and drinkin' coconut wine

Havin' me fun with the girls in the sand

Chasin' the sun through an innocent land

A-leavin' the straight life behind



Suddenly all my silly thoughts disappear

She comes to me softly with crackers and beer

A-winkin' and blinkin' and blowin' my ear

A-runnin' away with my mind



It's great to be in love, I'm not really thinkin' of

A-leavin' the straight life behind

I'm just playin' a game in my-y mind