If I Could I Would

If I could turn a Pine tree into a rocket blasting off from Cape Canaveral,
I would turn this theater curtain into an ocean and chase you to Barcelona.

If I could turn a streetlamp into the north star
A poodle into a sports car
My girlfriend into a post card
I could turn this pile of rocks into a piece of paper and build a castle in Kyoto
And write a song on my piano.

If I could turn yesterday into tomorrow
A can of corn into an empty whiskey bottle
A genie would pop out

And I could quit driving this cab down the dingy streets of this Godforsaken great big small town.