A Man I’d Rather Be

Now I wish I was a dog
Lazin' about all day
With the barks so loud and fierce
To keep the cats away, away
But a man's a man
And a dog's a slave
So a man I would rather be

Now I wish I was a book
Upon a dusty shelf
With a millions of words to read
Lord, but I can't even read myself, myself
But a man's a man
And a book can't think
So a man I would rather be

Now I wish I was a brick
In a middle of a wall
With a plastic coat and hat
I would have no cares at all, at all
But a man's a man
And a brick won't talk
So a man I would rather be

Now I wish I was a fly
A buzzin' around and around
Racin' through the air
With no spiders to be found, be found
But a man's a man
And a fly get squashed
So a man I would rather be