If I Was A Truck
Whimsical Musings: If Dreams Were Donuts and Turkeys Had Pellets
Lyrics
If I was truck, I’d eat me a donut
If I were a truck, I would indulge in a donut.
If I was a buck, I’d eat me some hay
If I were a buck, I would consume some hay.
If I was a turkey butt, I’d eat me a turkey butt pellet
If I were a turkey butt, I would consume a turkey butt pellet.
If I could just be, be with you today
If only I could be with you today.
Crazy red hair and a smiling face
Describing someone with crazy red hair and a smiling face.
I tried to go there, it was the wrong place
Expressing an attempt to go somewhere, but it turned out to be the wrong place.
If I could only hold onto, a dream that was true
If only I could cling to a true dream.
I wouldn’t be here picking on this bass
Reflecting a desire not to be engaged in playing the bass in this context.
If I was a dog and my name was Alice
If I were a dog named Alice.
I could sit on the front porch and watch the cars and trucks on the street
Imagining sitting on a front porch and observing cars and trucks.
If I could only see black-and-white I’d be happy for my life
If I could only see things in black-and-white, I would be content with my life.
I’d look for a dog boy who’d be nice to me
Looking for a kind dog boy to befriend.
You could be thinking because I’m a guitar picker
Addressing potential assumptions due to being a guitar picker.
That I got a woman as tall as a day is long
Contrary to assumptions, there may not be a woman as described.
If I could only hold on to a dream that was true
Expressing a desire to hold on to a true dream.
I wouldn’t be here picking on this old song
Reiterating a wish not to be playing this particular old song.
If you were the truck and I was a donut
If you were the truck and I was a donut, various outcomes or interactions could happen on the street.
You could pick me up or squash me down on the street
Being prepared for whatever choice the truck (you) makes, whether picking up or squashing down.
Whatever you decide to do I’m ready for you
Ready for any decision the truck makes, portraying a sense of acceptance.
I’m a spot on the road or some birdie food
Describing oneself as a spot on the road or potential birdie food, possibly emphasizing vulnerability.
If I was truck, I’d eat me a donut
Repeating the idea of being a truck and enjoying a donut.
If I was a buck, I’d eat me some hay
Repeating the idea of being a buck and consuming hay.
If I was a turkey butt, I’d eat me a turkey butt pellet
Repeating the idea of being a turkey butt and consuming a turkey butt pellet.
If I could just be, be with you today
If only I could be with you today (repeated from the beginning).
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