All the Young Dudes

Song by Kimya Dawson 

 The flower said, "I wish I was a tree," 
 The tree said, "I wish I could be 
 A different kind of tree, 
 The cat wished that it was a bee, 
 The turtle wished that it could fly 
 Really high into the sky, 
 Over rooftops and then dive 
 Deep into the sea. 

 And in the sea there is a fish, 
 A fish that has a secret wish, 
 A wish to be a big cactus 
 With a pink flower on it. 
 And in the sea there is a fish, 
 A fish that has a secret wish, 
 A wish to be a big cactus 
 With a pink flower on it. 

 And the flower 
 Would be its offering 
 Of love to the desert. 
 And the desert, 
 So dry and lonely, 
 That the creatures all 
 Appreciate the effort. 

 And the rattlesnake said, 
 "I wish I had hands so 
 I could hug you like a man." 
 And then the cactus said, 
 "Don't you understand, 
 My skin is covered with sharp spikes 
  
 That'll stab you like a thousand knives. 
 A hug would be nice, 
 But hug my flower with your eyes." 

 The flower said, "I wish I was a tree," 
 The tree said, "I wish I could be 
 A different kind of tree, 
 The cat wished that it was a bee, 
 The turtle wished that it could fly 
 Really high into the sky, 
 Over rooftops and then dive 
 Deep into the sea. 

 And in the sea there is a fish, 
 A fish that has a secret wish, 
 A wish to be a big cactus 
 With a pink flower on it. 
 And in the sea there is a fish, 
 A fish that has a secret wish, 
 A wish to be a big cactus 
 With a pink flower on it. 

 And the flower 
 Would be its offering 
 Of love to the desert. 
 And the desert, 
 So dry and lonely, 
 That the creatures all 
 Appreciate the effort. 

 [Thanks to Elliya, Jenni for lyrics]