Parallel Life

In my parallel life I would be a painter
 Color and light would be all I see
 In my parallel life I'd live in the mountains
 And spend all my summers down by the sea
 In my parallel life I would take up dancing
 I'd be so graceful out on the floor
 In my parallel life I'd do all these things and more - for sure
 'Cause in my parallel life
 I can reach for the stars
 I can be what I want
 I can be where you are
 In my parallel life I could pick the phone up
 I'd make you laugh with my repartee
 In my parallel life I would have the courage
 But I just don't know what to say
 But parallel lines never meet
 So there I was walking down your street
 I rang your bell but I ran away
 In my parallel life I could solve this mystery
 Like Agatha Christie I'd have a clue
 In my parallel life I would act exactly like someone who knows what to do