Now i'm not talking tough, telling the truth ought to be enough
i've had my share on the darker side
sitting and starring at a tv screen, racking my brain over all the things
if i'd just been there i could have tried
things to do i can't help but think of more
i could fill my life wothout ever leaving home
i could see the seven ancient wonders of the world
and even build a few more of my own (if i had a mind to)
Quit my job never mind the pay, maybe go figure out the cia
chase the paper and pass the bar, show iacocca how to build a car
jump up and run a three minute mile, sit around and watch my baby smile
that's what i might do , if i had a mind to
No, i don't wanna blow my horn, no telling how many souls i've worn
and what kind of shoes, when i had shoes
i'm still losing a bridge or two, but the troubled water's gonna run on
through
you can't always win, but you can always lose
but i don't turn my head for things that pass me by
and i'm gonna have a look around
i could gather all the diamonds in the sky
hold every one and never leave the ground, if i had a mind to
Fly through the eye of a hurricane, freeze my body like david blaine
be the first to find life on mars, go up and sell a few candy bars
climb a rainbow and kiss the sun, walk on the moon when the day is done
that's what i might do, if i had a mind to
somewhere someone's doing everything i've said
i don't have to do anything, i could do it in my head
if i had mind to
Sail away and be jacques cousteau, or the crocodile hunter on a tv show
be the king of the one night stand, front the coral reefer band
ski colorado where there ain't no snow, plant a tree and watch it grow
that what i might do
go out and buy me a suit and tie, go to work everyday and be a regular guy
smoking big cigars all day, be the president of the usa
get a tattoo and bleach my hair, open a window and breathe the air
that's what i might do, if i had a mind to