verse 1 C F C C He wanted a tree fort more than anything Am G F F Yes he wanted to build and defend one on his own C F C Am But the neighbor boys' BB seige was overwhelming G F C C So he a-won't be building his dream tree fort anymore verse 2 C F C C He received a five-speed Schwinn for Christmas Am G F F So he built a ramp out of the plywood and a stump C F C Am And at nights he dreamed Evel Knievel G F C C And a canyon to jump in a-his backyard F G Am G Danny um-Carlisle, he don't give a shit about the Contras F G Am G F Danny um-Carlisle, he's barely grown and he's used up most of his options F F And still he would rather dream, dream, dream F C C And still he would rather dream than fuck verse 3 C F C C Once he used a pocket knife to kill a garden snake Am G F F Yes he chopped that evil serpent into fours C F C Am And when he raised his eyes to heaven as a soldier G F C C He wiped the blood of bad snake on his shirt F G Am G Yeah Danny um-Carlisle, he don't give a shit about the Contras F G Am G F Yeah Danny um-Carlisle, he's barely grown and he's used up most of his options F F And still he would rather dream, dream, dream F C C And still he would rather dream than fuck C C