[banjo picking]

[Verse 1]

I saw you first in sixty-four

I’d just been drafted for the war

I guess that you could see that I was nervous.

You offered me sweet lemonade

We sat there sipping in the shade

You took my hand and said, “Thanks for your service.”

[bluesy banjo picking]

[Verse 2]

Somehow I wasn’t shot or bombed

And when I made it back from Nam

First thing I did was knock upon your door.

You answered, and you looked the same

I didn’t even know your name

I said: “You gave me lemonade before.”

[refrain]

Oh, I’m not gonna wander far

And I’m not gonna wonder how

I’m just gonna strum on my guitar

And I’ll sing for you right now

[verse 3]

We talked an awful lot that spring

And pretty soon you wore my ring

Soon after that we bought a bassinet.

I blinked, the kids were twenty-five—

The older two have kids and wives—

Now isn’t that as classic as it gets?

[refrain]

Oh, I’m not gonna wander far

And I’m not gonna wonder how

I’m just gonna strum on my guitar

And I’ll sing for you right now

[verse 4]

I took a job in eighty-six

That had me working extra shifts

Sometimes they dropped ’em on me without warning

But on the nights I got back late

You left out dinner on a plate

I couldn’t wait to kiss you in the morning

[bridge]

And sometimes I’m a fool for the fireflies

Sometimes I’m a fool for the moon

But if I’m a fool

I’m a fool for your love

The stars are above

We’ll fly to them soon

[refrain]

Oh, I’m not gonna wander far

And I’m not gonna wonder how

I’m just gonna strum on my guitar

And I’ll sing for you right now

[verse 5]

Now, we're both pushing eighty-three

And you’re as pretty as can be

And I can never seem to find my dentures.

But if I leave it won’t be long

Before I’m singing you this song

I’ll see you in our last, greatest adventure

[refrain]

Oh, I’m not gonna wander far

And I’m not gonna wonder how

I’m just gonna strum on my guitar

And I’ll sing for you right now

[final refrain]

Oh, and I'm not gonna fade real fast

And I’m not gonna fade real slow

I’m just gonna strum on my guitar

And I’ll sing till I let (go)

Oh, I’m not gonna wander far

And I’m not gonna wonder how

I’m just gonna strum on my guitar

And I’ll sing for you right now

[banjo solo]

[end]

[final refrain]

Oh, I’m not gonna wander far

And I’m not gonna wonder how

I’m just gonna strum on my guitar

And I’ll sing for you right now

[banjo solo]

[end]