LIFE IS JUST A TIRE SWING Jimmy Buffett

They lived in a big house Ante Bellum style, And the wind would blow across the old bayou, And I was a tranquil little child. Life was just a tire swing.

A Thousand Steps To Nowhere Jimmy Buffett

Your heart / Paperman Stay here / A thousand steps to nowhere That is all I see This night is asking questions Where and what for me / A thousand miles from Henny Who warned me from the start I feel

TRUCKSTOP SALVATION Jimmy Buffett

truck Blew a front tire and landed in the creek Everybody talkin' everybody strainin' Tryin' to get a little peek It's just the world they'll never know Not a country fair side show Reality they'll

Lage Nom Ai Jimmy Buffett

Verse NORDSTROM WAS A SIMPLE MAN WHO HATCHED A NON-CONFORMIST PLAN TO SAVE HIS ASS EVERY NIGHT HE DANCED ALONE AND BLOTTED OUT THE MONOTONE THAT WAS HIS PAST HE PACKS HIS BAG OF MYSTERIES AND LEAVES

Public Relations - Reprise Jimmy Buffett

Pretend you had a nightmare, and woke up. This island is a hoodoo, there's death in it, and this is just the beginning. Give it up. Whatever you've invested, forget it and go back to New York.

Mermaid In The Night (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

pole I'm having to fight just to keep my hold It could be a whale oh God only knows Whatever it is it's not wearing any clothes She's larger than life Made from holy water She's covered in green She's

Lone Palm Jimmy Buffett

My garden is filled with papayas and mangos My life is a mixture of reggaes and tangos Taste for the good life, I can live it no other way While out on the beach there are two empty chairs That

MERMAID IN THE NIGHT Jimmy Buffett

I went out fishing on a sandy beach Cast my line out as far as it would reach Looking for something from the frying pan I kick back with a beer in my hand I must've got a big one cause it's bending

LANDFALL Jimmy Buffett

Now what do they do if I just sailed away Who the hell really compelled me to leave today Runnin' low on stories is what made it a ball What would they do if made no landfall I lived half my life

Who Are We Trying to Fool? Jimmy Buffett

Iris I like to think my heart is just a muscle A muscle that I've learned to control I figured, hell, one harmless midnight tussle With you would rest quite easy on my soul / Now I see you're a tres

THE WEATHER IS HERE, WISH YOU WERE BEAUTIFUL Jimmy Buffett

He worked hard all year just wanted a few weeks alone But his old lady's into modeling, She can't stay away from the phone Besides she bitches about the mosquitoes She says "Down there there is nothing

KING OF SOMEWHERE HOT Jimmy Buffett

I've traveled all around the world And there are places that still stand out to me But nowhere else can quite compare To my island in the sea My personal utopia a place to run to Where I can hide

King Of Somewhere Hot (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

I've traveled all around the world And there are places that still stand out to me But nowhere else can quite compare To my island in the sea My personal utopia a place to run to Where I can hide away

Jimmy Dreams Jimmy Buffett

JIMMY DREAMS HE'S A CHILD TILL THE END WHAT A JOY WHEN YOU ARE YOUR BEST FRIEND THE WORLD'S SUCH A TOY IF YOU'LL JUST STAY A BOY YOU CAN SPIN IT AGAIN AND AGAIN JIMMY FLIES WITH NO USE FOR DISGUISE

The Good Fight (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

They talk about the women too much Women got 'em so confused They don't talk about their lives as such My life is all I got to lose They take it with a grain of salt And laugh at the complexities They're

Holiday Jimmy Buffett

The weather channel girl with her perfect weather curl Is talking "Cold, cold, cold" You can't get out of bed You can't remember what you've said You're feelong old, old, old Is it a fever or

THE WINO AND I KNOW Jimmy Buffett

And the Wino and I know the pains of street singin' Like the door-to-door salesman knows the pains of bell ringin' It's a strange situation, a wild occupation, Living my life like a song.

WEST NASHVILLE GRAND BALLROOM GOWN Jimmy Buffett

Standin' on side of the highway 4 exit A lady in tie die, a bag by her side Not really lookin' like anything special Saw Tennessee tags and she waved for a ride Sat right beside me as the meter

THE GOOD FIGHT Jimmy Buffett

They talk about the women too much Women got 'em so confused They don't talk about their lives as such My life is all I got to lose They take it with a grain of salt And laugh at the complexities

Railroad Lady Jimmy Buffett

She's a railroad lady Just a little bit shady Spending her days on the train She's a semi-good looker The fast rails they took 'er Now she's tryin', just tryin' to get home again.

GROWING OLDER BUT NOT UP Jimmy Buffett

I rounded first never thought of the worst As I studied the shortstop's position Then crack went my leg like the shell of an egg Someone call a decent physician I'm no Pete Rose, I can't pretend

WHEN THE WILD LIFE BETRAYS ME Jimmy Buffett

Can't believe I'm still here With the morning so near And last night so unclear I see a trembling hand And a cold wedding band Wonder where do I stand?

Mental Floss Jimmy Buffett

I'd like to be a jellyfish 'Cause jellyfish don't pay rent They don't walk and they don't talk With some Euro-trash accent They're just simple protoplasm Clear as cellophane They ride the winds

STRANDED ON A SANDBAR Jimmy Buffett

I enjoy this life as a jester Seems to keep me moving around Like the wind that blows, tides that flow I have my ups and downs All a part of this strange plan I'm sure Start a new chapter each

FLORIDAYS Jimmy Buffett

I come from where the rivers meet the sea That's part of why I'm so wild and fancy free I was early into crazy ways My folks said, "It's just a phas" They were hoping for better days Now in my

That's My Story And I'm Stickin' To It (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

homework I could play the game They love me anyway Alibis angles and tales from the tropics Come to my mind so easy and quick Spacemen from mars stole all of my money I could play the game They love me just

ACE Jimmy Buffett

It hardly seems a long time just a minute of the day When the man who stood beside me more than gave himself away The food stain on his spotted shirt a gray beard on his face A man composed of many

MARGARITAVILLE Jimmy Buffett

Strummin' my six string on my front porch swing. Smell those shrimp-- They're beginnin' to boil. Wasted away again in Margaritaville, Searchin' for my lost shaker of salt.

Spending Money Jimmy Buffett

I don't worship it like a golden calf, But change in my pocket is always good for a laugh. I've seen it brighten up the eyes of a child It even makes the Dali Lama smile.

THE CAPTAIN AND THE KID Jimmy Buffett

I never used to miss the chance to climb up on his knee And listen to the many tales of life upon the sea We'd go sailing back on Barkentines we'd talk of things he did Tomorrow just a day away for

Growing Older But Not Up (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

I rounded first never thought of the worst As I studied the shortstop's position Then crack went my leg like the shell of an egg Someone call a decent physician I'm no Pete Rose, I can't pretend While

THE LAST LINE Jimmy Buffett

I've given my life for songs that I sing As a matter of fact, I've given everything But time has cime to not make a sound Time has come to lay my burden down Ohhh wo, ohhh wo It's come from behind

Only Time Will Tell Jimmy Buffett

Scales and clocks just can't be trusted Keys and locks are destined to be busted Metaphors were never made for keeping score And I'm feeling for the sound of time Is it the answer or just a suggestion

Happy Xmas(War is Over) Jimmy Buffett

And so this is Christmas, and what have you done?

Bend A Little Jimmy Buffett

Evil it's been here all along Good things they just seem to have come and gone In my life I have seen so much go wrong And there's only one way left for us to get along You got to bend a little

Permanent Reminder Of A Jimmy Buffett

She said 'a tattoo is a badge of validation'. But the truth of the matter is far more revealing. It's a permanent reminder of a temporary feeling.

Ho, Ho, Ho, and a Bottle of Rhum Jimmy Buffett

stressed out as the holiday season draws near He's been doing the same job now going on two thousand years He's got pains in his brain and chimney scars cover his buns He hates to admit it, but Xmas is

Sheila Says Jimmy Buffett

1st Verse Sheila says the heart is just a muscle Sheila says the heart is cooled by time Hiding out for years down in these trade winds In the land of coconuts and limes / Chorus I've played this

Sunny Afternoon Jimmy Buffett

the summertime Save me, save me, save me from this squeeze I got a big fat momma trying to break me And I love to live so pleasantly Live this life of luxury Lazing on a sunny afternoon In the summertime

PRE-YOU Jimmy Buffett

Mysterious lost weekend in a land where time stands still Where people fall in love again just for one more thrill My girl and I went walking by the Caribbean sea Someone snorkled by raised her

GREAT HEART Jimmy Buffett

This world is full of strange behavior Every man has to be his own savior I know I can make it on my own if I try But I'm searchin' for a great heart To stand me by Underneath the African sky A

Great Heart (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

This world is full of strange behavior Every man has to be his own savior I know I can make it on my own if I try But I'm searchin' for a great heart To stand me by Underneath the African sky A great heart

Cuban Crime of Passion Jimmy Buffett

Billy Voltaire was a piano player up from Miami way He used to play in the bars, he could sound like the stars The ladies would pay and pay Then one night he did wind up playin' in Havana town And

IF I COULD JUST GET IT ON PAPER Jimmy Buffett

If I could just get it on paper The things that have happened tonight But that seems to me to be the big key I'm havin' too good a time to ever turn Out the lights.

If I Could Just Get It On Paper (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

If I could just get it on paper The things that have happened tonight But that seems to me to be the big key I'm havin' too good a time to ever turn Out the lights Go to bed wake up with a clear head Recalling

Semi-True Stories Jimmy Buffett

It's a semi-true story Believe it or not I made up a few things And there's some I forgot.

Fat Person Man Jimmy Buffett

person man Send him to French Guiana China or Japan / Get him off of dis island Ders no reconcilin' Da rumours have already spread He don't leave dis island He lose his head I can't help it I just

COME TO THE MOON Jimmy Buffett

There's a full earth tonight And Mars is big and bright And all our friends are flying in It's such a lovely sight Gravity never could hold me That is what you always told me So come to the moon

IN THE SHELTER Jimmy Buffett

In the shelter In the morning as the sun was brightly beaming I heard her cryin' out what is it all about I just don't know But I can't go back home Lonely princess All the days out on your own

Happily Ever After (Now And Then) Jimmy Buffett

I've been a stand in, a stunt man I've takin' some falls Troubles I've had my share But one has to learn how to run before walkin' 'Round breathin' that million air Take it from me cuz I found If you leave