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

The Good Fight (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

good at pickin' all the faults I keep laughin' so they don't pick me Jesus if I had to quit tonight I'd never know if I was Wrong or right But That's just what you get You gotta go the distance If you're

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.

Stories We Could Tell (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Talkin' to myself again Wonderin' if this traveling is good Is they're something else a doin' We'd be doin' if we could All the stories we could tell If it all blows up and goes to hell I wish that we

Where's The Party (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Every night the stars come out to light another town Just because I'm lonely doesn't mean that gets me down I cruise the local drive in watching lovers holding hands Like movie stills of Coupe de Villes

The Perfect Partner (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Look over here there's a girl I've never seen her before Her eyes are looking straight at you Across the crowded dance floor Ooh she's smiling What a beautiful sight I got a funny feeling She's gonna dance

Baby's Gone Shoppin' (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

town Pick up this drop off that Stares at her pictures from the Fotomat Oh she likes what she sees But she's afraid of what she needs She should be here with me She should be here with me But I

Migration (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Lookin back at my background Tryin' to figure out How I ever got here Some things are still A mystery to me While others are much to clear I'm just livin' In the sunshine Stay contented most of the

My Barracuda (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Well I saw this couple Just the other day Livin' under a bridge In a homeless way Like a million others All over this land Livin' day to day Without a master plan In this unforgiving world There ain't

Somewhere Over China (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Just a semi normal person Thought he had the future planned Then he won some silly sweepstakes Now he had a hundred grand Never stopped to think of taxes He was gone before they knew With a flair for old

Mermaid In The Night (Album Version) 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 my

Lip Service (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Talk talk talk til your jowls turn blue But you never really tell me what you're gonna do You seem to keep it all locked up inside I can't help but start to thinkin' You've got something to hide Why the

Carnival World (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

My father always said that there's no free ride You've got to make a sacrifice With so many Prophets on the Lord's side Even your soul has got a price But talk is cheap it takes money to buy your freedom

Strange Bird (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Half fast and seldom seen He don't blip the radar screen On the deck below the dune Under the commander's moon Strange bird from a different nest Flying low not like all the rest God only knows where the

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

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

I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

The place down the block the one with no clock Covert rendezvous with you at the usual time I savor the scent of the fish on the grill Life's so spicy up on bar b q hill Lookin' good you look so fine Waiter

Prince Of Tides (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

African drums are silent and the Wingos are poets at last Out on Dafuskie Island the bulldozers bury the past And the low country sinks she cannot swim the dogwood feels the hurt While the foursome plays

Last Mango In Paris (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

I went down to Captain Tony's to get out of the heat When I heard a voice call out to me Son come have a seat I had to search my memory as I looked into those eyes Our lives change like the weather

It's My Job (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

In the middle of late last night I was sittin' on a curb I didn't know what about but I was feeling quite disturbed A street sweeper came whistlin' by He was bouncin' every step It seemed strange how good

Homemade Music (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

I ain't no video king I still have to sing For my supper each night You stand on the benches I play in the trenches Beneath the big spotlights Lived in a suitcase for half of my years I got strange

Please Bypass This Heart (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Everyday I read about these operations That make a heart that's weak so strong again I relate it to my own situation And now I know just what to say to you Please bypass this heart Until I'm well again

Off To See The Lizard (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

I was raised by a maid who came from Martinique She wore geckos round her neck and bracelets on her feet A superstitious woman from the land of sugar cane She'd sing the sun to bed and dance out in the

Cowboy In The Jungle (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Paraguay Where the gauchos sing and shout Now he's stuck in Porto Bello Since his money all ran out So he hangs out with the sailors Might and day they're raisin' hell And his original destination's just

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

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

Kindergarten King of excuses Sister Mary Mojo so hard to trick What can I say The dog ate my homework I could play the game They love me anyway Alibis angles and tales from the tropics Come to my mind

Bring Back The Magic (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Nothing can tear you apart If you keep living straight from the heart Though you know that you're gonna hurt some The magic will come If you keep living straight from the heart you will know when to stop

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

Presents To Send You (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

By: Jimmy Buffett 1974 Well now I'm in love with a fast-movin' angel Dresses like the city girls do When we're apart there's no ache in my heart When we're together we're a hell of a crew Chorus: And I

Take Another Road (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

cowboy can't endure Never look back that's what he swore I'll take my pony to the shore somewhere somewhere Take another road to a hiding place Disappear without a trace Take another road in another time On

That's What Living Is To Me (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Jason Mason hears the sound The whistle blows in Congotown And the mail boat's in mail boat's in It brings him things from oh so far Old magazines and Snickers Bars A simple man a simple land The world's

DALLAS Jimmy Buffett

If you ever get the chance to go to Dallas Take it from me, pass it by Cause you'll only sing the blues down in Dallas Take it from me, don't go and cry Chorus And I'm leaving this town as soon

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

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

SAXAPHONES Jimmy Buffett

I cut my teeth on gumbo rock Benny Spellman and Doctor John Sweet Irma Thomas and Frog man Henry Use to boogie woogie all night long Tho I love rock and roll the acoustic guitar was the only way

STORIES WE COULD TELL Jimmy Buffett

Talkin' to myself again wonderin' if this traveling is good Is they're something else a doin' We'd be doin' if we could All the stories we could tell If it all blows up and goes to hell I wish

Public Relations Jimmy Buffett

I was born on an island The island of Manhattan Dreamt all my life of a career on the Great White way Producer Norman Paperman Director Norman Paperman [Proudly] And I made it!

Why The Things We Do (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

In an old house down by the beach Lives an old man who's just out of reach Ohhh he's got nothin' to lose Some say he's a crazy old man A refugee from a rock and band Oh oh he's still playin the blues In

Overkill Jimmy Buffett

Legal problems gettin' thick and hazy Look at the people gettin' rich and crazy Locked up in mansions on the top of a hill Someone needs to tell them 'bout overkill (Chorus) Overkill, overkill

Smart Woman (In A Real Short Skirt) (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

Bimbo limbo is where I've been I know you know that it's wearing me thin The times are changin' and it's about time I'm rearranging all the guilt in my mind I'm looking for a smart woman in a real

Everybody's On The Run (Album Version) Jimmy Buffett

'Cos everybody's on the run everybody's on the run Hang in there love you gotta hold on Hang in there love you gotta hold on 'Cos everybody's on the run everbody's on the run Everybody's on the

Happily Ever After (Now & Then) Jimmy Buffett

I've been a stand in a stunt man, I've taken some falls Troubles,--I've had my share But no one has to learn how to run before walkin' 'round Breathin' that million-air Take it from me 'cause I

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

TURNABOUT Jimmy Buffett

she'd been all these years She told me she was feeling fine and came to see a friend who lived up here She told me she had finished school And then went on to college for a year I asked if she had

MANANA Jimmy Buffett

Chorus: Please don't say manana if you don't mean it I have heard those words for so very long Don't try to describe the ocean if you've never seen it Don't ever forget that you just may wind up being

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

Changes In Latitudes Changes In Attitudes Jimmy Buffett

Intro: G D A G D D G A D I took off for a weekend last month Just to try and recall the whole year G A D All of the faces and all of the places Wonderin' where they all disappeared Bm F#m G

Peanut Butter Conspiracy Jimmy Buffett

Lookin' back at my hard luck days I really do have to laugh Workin' in a dive for twenty-six dollars Spendin' it all on draft We were hungry hard luck heroes Tryin' just to stay alive So we'd go

CHANGES IN LATITUDES, CHANGES IN ATTITUDES Jimmy Buffett

I took off for a weekend last month Just to try and recall the whole year. All of the faces and all of the places, wonderin' where they all disappeared.

LIFE IS JUST A TIRE SWING Jimmy Buffett

I remember the smell of the cresote plant, When we'd have to eat on Easter with my Crazy old uncle and aunt.