"Deputy Dan" lyrics - CHRISTOPHER CROSS

Just another pure heart
A wide open mind
Drifting like a cork on a sea of dreams
Playing the school boy
Making believe
Dying to fill the shoes
The really big shoes for the TV screams

Standing on the sidelines when I was a kid
Talking 'bout the heroes and the war
Living on the frontlines wasn't quite the same
Something deep inside of me had changed

Dedicated upstart entourage
In the garage
Four crazy juveniles
Burning up the midnight miles
The gigs, the juke box guinea pigs
Spending our prime
Hey, man, honky-tonk women
Just one more time

Standing on the sidelines when I was a kid
Talking 'bout the heroes and the war
Living on the frontlines wasn't quite the same
Something deep inside of me remained

Took a ride on the wild wind
And lost myself an old friend
Don't ask me now if I'll do it again
Do it again, do it again

Standing on the sidelines when I was a kid
Talking 'bout the heroes and the war
Living on the frontlines wasn't quite the same
Something deep inside of me had changed

Living on the frontlines wasn't quite the same
Something deep inside of me remained