What World Is Sam Living In? Verse 1 Sometimes I sit and wonder Where my old friend Sam has been ’Cause every time we get together The argument begins I’ve known him for a lifetime Watched him through thick and thin But every now and then I gotta ask What world is Sam living in? Chorus What world is Sam living in? Lord, it sure ain’t the one I’m in He can look at a clear blue Texas sky And swear it’s fixing to rain again He’s got a talent for conclusions That leave the rest of us scratching our heads And every time I think he’s coming around He takes a left turn instead Verse 2 You’d think life’s experiences Would’ve shown him wrong from right After all the years we’ve traveled And all the things we’ve seen in life But somehow he keeps arriving At the strangest point of view He can take a simple question And make it sound brand new Chorus What world is Sam living in? Lord, it sure ain’t the one I’m in He can look at a fence post standing straight And argue that it’s leaning in the wind He’s got a gift for stirring things up Just when the room gets quiet again And every time we settle one debate He’s got another one to begin Bridge Now I suspect way down deep inside He agrees with me most of the time But if he ever admitted that out loud It’d probably mess up his mind So he throws another wild one out there Just to keep the fire burning bright And me being me, I take the bait Every single time Final Chorus What world is Sam living in? I’ve been trying years to figure it out He keeps me laughing, keeps me guessing Keeps a good argument hanging around And though he drives me absolutely crazy I’d miss him if he ever went away ’Cause every town needs a fellow like Sam To keep the rest of us entertained Tag He’s hard-headed as a cast-iron skillet But he’s still my friend today.
