Merle Haggard — The Way I Am

[Verse] Wish I were down on some blue bayou With a bamboo cane stuck in the sand But the road I'm on don't seem to go there So I just dream, keep on being the way I am [Verse] Wish I enjoyed what makes my living Did what I do with a willing hand Some would run, but that ain't like me So I just dream and keep on being the way I am [Verse] The way I am don't fit my shackles The way I am, reality I can almost see that bobber dancing But I just dream, keep on being the way I am [Verse] The way I am don't fit my shackles The way I am, reality I can almost see that bobber dancing But I just dream, keep on being the way I am [Outro] I just dream, keep on being the way I am