Lookin' Out My Back Door (Live) Lyrics
John Fogerty
Lyrics
Just got home from Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
Got to sit down, take a rest on the porch.
Imagination sets in, pretty soon I'm singin',
Doo, doo, doo, Lookin' out my back door.
There's a giant doing cartwheels, a statue wearin' high heels.
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
A dinosaur Victrola list'ning to Buck Owens.
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?
Doo, doo doo.
Wond'rous apparition provided by magician.
Tambourines and elephants are playing in the band.
Won't you take a ride on the flyin' spoon?
Doo, doo doo.
Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows.
Forward troubles Illinois, lock the front door, oh boy!
Look at all the happy creatures dancing on the lawn.
Bother me tomorrow, today, I'll buy no sorrows.
Song & Lyrics Facts
John Fogerty's "Lookin' Out My Back Door" is a classic rock song released in 1970 on the album Cosmo's Factory by Creedence Clearwater Revival. The song was written and composed by John Fogerty, who also sang lead vocals and played guitar on the track.
Other band members included Tom Fogerty (guitar), Stu Cook (bass) and Doug Clifford (drums). The lyrics for this song are about looking out of a back door to escape from reality. It has become one of the most popular songs of all time, appearing on numerous compilation albums. Interesting fact: The song was recorded at the same time as the other tracks on Cosmo's Factory, but it wasn't released until after the release of the album.