David Wilcox - Plain View lyrics

We finally made it to the local museum Took Uncle Lester out to see the sights Beautiful places but we've never seen 'em Though we've been living here all our lives Ain't that the truth You don't get it when you got it You can't see it when it's in plain view Don't ask a fish about the water You never notice what you're right next to When it's in plain view I got a list of all these things that I'm fixing I'd rather burn the place and sleep on the lawn Our cozy home looks like a perfect picture Only when I've been away too long Ain't that the truth You don't get it when you got it You can't see it when it's in plain view Don't ask a fish about the water You never notice what you're right next to When it's in plain view Got tired of thinking and the obvious hit me To find my fortune I'd been digging too hard If it'd been a snake it woulda jumped up and bit me Now I'm digging on treasure in my own back yard They snapped some pictures from the rocket Apollo We saw our planet like the angels do Looks like the locals got a lot in common But we don't see it from that point of view You don't get it when you got it You can't see it when it's in plain view Don't ask a fish about the water You never notice what you're right next to When it's in plain view