Some Kind of Paradise

Lyrics

[Verse] His daddy said when he was a baby He was impossible to hold He'd fuss and fight and then he'd giggle all night Terrify the whole household [Verse] But he'd listen to his bedtime stories He believed what he was told About the gypsy camps, saddle tramps And rainbow gold [Verse] He had about a million questions Liked to drive everybody wild He'd ask them stuff that was just too tough They all told him - hush up, child [Chorus] Sot it came as no surprise When he left his home so young Looking for some kind of paradise I don't know what else he could have done [Verse] He was a scholar Though he never really went to school He stood amazed at the world's ways And he followed the golden rule [Verse] He knew a little bit about everything He could pretty much guess the rest And he always seemed to know what you mean If you took him in your confidence [Verse] Now most people run around in circles But he ran a real straight line The only thing wrong was that before too long He left everyone who loved him behind [Chorus] So it came as no surprise When he left his home so young Looking for some kind of paradise Looking for something that he hadn't already done [Verse] Well he got to be hard to keep track of Everybody was a little confused And then onetime the old grapevine Whispered the strangest news [Verse] Now maybe he didn't mean to do it I understand if you have your doubts But I got a good idea that the coast was clear And he figured he'd just bust on out [Verse] Now friends, I'm not saying it was a good thing I'm not saying that it makes much sense I just know that he was the kind to cross every line Jump every single last fence [Chorus] So it came as no surprise When he left his home so young Still looking for some kind of paradise The fool thought he had to go all the way to kingdom come [Verse] The only thing I really wonder about now Keeps running across my mind If he ever caught his breath between his birth and death I don't know where he ever found the time [Outro] If he ever caught his breath between his birth and death I don't know where he ever found the time Some kind of paradise