[Intro] [Instrumental country intro with soft fiddle and harmonica] [Verse 1] You were swinging in that hammock, girl, With a cigarette and lazy curl, Your body bent in a sleepy line, Somewhere down that crooked spine. [Verse 2] You were lying by the riverside, Not too close and not too wide, Blowing bubbles in the shade, Let your little daydreams fade. [Verse 3] I wished I was a gentle breeze, Swingin’ you slow through the summer trees, Scratch your chest with butterfly wings, Hear you laugh at simple things. [Verse 4] I wished I was that river’s flow, Touch your hair where wildflowers grow, Stroke your body, stroke your soul, Be the man who makes you whole. [Chorus] Oh but I, I wished so bad — To be the wind, the dream you had, To touch you soft and let it be, And that crooked back wouldn’t bother me. Yeah I, I’d drift along — But honey, you just ain’t that strong, So take your smoke and crooked spine — This cowboy’s riding past your line. [Outro] [Chorus] Oh but I, I wished so bad — To be the wind, the dream you had, To touch you soft and let it be, And that crooked back wouldn’t bother me. Yeah I, I’d drift along — But honey, you just ain’t that strong, So take your smoke and crooked spine — This cowboy’s riding past your line. [Chorus] Oh but I, I wished so bad — To be the wind, the dream you had, To touch you soft and let it be, And that crooked back wouldn’t bother me. Yeah I, I’d drift along — But honey, you just ain’t that strong, So take your smoke and crooked spine — This cowboy’s riding past your line. [Chorus] Oh but I, I wished so bad — To be the wind, the dream you had, To touch you soft and let it be, And that crooked back wouldn’t bother me. Yeah I, I’d drift along — But honey, you just ain’t that strong, So take your smoke and crooked spine — This cowboy’s riding past your line. [Outro] [Instrumental fiddle and harmonica fade-out]
