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Intro

We were sitting 'round the table

At the Tuesday poker game

 Solvin' all the problems of the world

Tryin' to draw an inside straight

When Jimmy posed the question

As he played a pair of kings

 "If you could be anyone in this whole world

Who would you be"

Chorus

Would you be Elvis shakin' up Memphis

Makin' all the young girls scream

Would you make a speech that would change the world

Like Martin Luther King

Go down in history like Abe Lincoln

'Cause you set a country free

If you could be anyone in this whole world

Tell me, who would you be

(Same progression as above)

Hank said "I'd be a cowboy

Someone like John Wayne"

Donny said, "Hey pilgrim

Blow that cigar smoke the other way"

Said he'd make a million dollars

Pitchin' in the major leagues

Then he stared straight into Paul's bloodshot eyes

And said, "Who would you be"

Chorus

Would you be John Lennon, can you imagine

Givin' hope with just a song

Would you be the Babe pointin' that bat

Saying, "This one's going long"

Maybe Moses partin' the waters

Saying, "Children, follow me"

If you could be anyone in this whole world

Tell me, who would you be

Well, I knew those boys would roll their eyes

When they heard what I had to say

But I shuffled the cards, said, "Dueces wild"

And I told them anyway

Chorus

I'd be a father who had all the answers

To every question my kids had

I'd earn every word on that coffee cup

That said, "World's Greatest Dad"

Be a perfect husband to that woman

Who means everything to me

If I could be anyone in this whole world

That's who I'd be

Yeah, that's who I'd be

Outro