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Download Lyrics WHAT I DO BEST I THINK ABOUT BOATS I look back so fondly On a lifetime filled with boats I think about boats And despite some troubled waters I think about fishin’ I’ve always stayed afloat I think about life McKenzies in Montana And what I’m missin’ Pangas in Belize I think about time Schooners in the islands Oh the time that I wasted Flats skiffs in the keys All my life Thinking about boats I think about boats I think about fishin’ When I was just a kid I think about life Chasing castles in the air And what I’m missin’ My imagination could take me anywhere I think about time Sailing on a pirate ship Oh the time I’ve wasted Like every young man’s dream All my life Across the southern oceans Thinking about boats And the islands in the stream All my life Thinking about boats I think about boats I think about fishin’ I think about life WHAT I DO BEST And what I’m missin’ I think about time Music on a summer night Oh the time that I wasted Trying to get the chords just right All my life Working hard to play my new guitar Thinking about boats Following my mom around And asking her about my sound Staked out on a sandbar Oh don’t you know it, another rising star I can see the tarpon roll The glassy water shining And I can catch your dinner Like a mirror to my soul Make rum drinks tall and strong Wading birds tread softly Share the beach at sunset And I hear an osprey call And star gaze all night long Then I realize it’s not the fish And I can take you places I’m searching for at all Unlike all the rest Let me sing you a song and play this old guitar I think about boats That’s what I do best I think about fishin’ I think about life I grew up fast and I left home And what I’m missin’ Time flew by and life moved on I think about time I forgot all about that rising star Oh the time that I wasted No matter where I went or what I did All my life Or who I knew or what I hid Thinking about boats Everyday I spent some time with that old guitar And I can catch your dinner Make rum drinks tall and strong Should I write it in the sky Share the beach at sunset In letters fifty stories high And star gaze all night long Should I scream it from the hills I can take you places It’s how I feel Unlike all the rest And I want you to know this love is real Let me sing you a song and play this old guitar That’s what I do best I don’t know why you even doubt it Hey, I’m in love with you One day I made a change And there’s nothing you can do about it It took a while but, hey, life’s strange I rolled the dice, so here we are Should I write it in the sky And you don’t know how much it meant In letters fifty stories high And how much I love the time I’ve spent Should I scream it from the hills Hanging out with you and this old guitar It’s how I feel And I want you to know this love is real And I can catch your dinner This love is real Make rum drinks tall and strong Share the beach at sunset And star gaze all night long SHINING THROUGH And I can take you places Unlike all the rest I like to watch you from a distance Let me sing you a song and play this old guitar The way you move so free and easy That’s what I do best It takes my breath away Let me write you a song and play this old guitar It happens everyday That’s what I do best You’re such a beach girl at heart Happy when you’re near the ocean NOTHING YOU CAN DO ABOUT IT A child of the summer wind To the very end I don’t know what’s on your mind You tell me things might change in time And Lord knows we’ve been around But for now you’ll take it slow We’ve had our ups You’re still afraid of letting go We’ve had our downs I’ve done everything but shout it Almost lost our way Hey, I’m in love with you You know it’s true And there’s nothing you can do about it When this ol’ world gets hard to bear Should I write it in the sky You know I look for you and you’re always there In letters fifty stories high To pick me up cause that’s just what you do Should I scream it from the hills Like on a cloudy day It’s how I feel When the sun comes shining through And I want you to know this love is real I said the whole world is crazy It doesn’t matter what I do Except me and you Everything depends on you But every day or two It doesn’t matter what I say I’m not too sure about you If you don’t want to feel this way I don’t know why you even doubt it Oh you gave me that sassy smile Hey, I’m in love with you And laughed though you didn’t want to And there’s nothing you can do about it You said you’re such a funny man Get your head in the game You know, I really am You gotta stay strong When the chips are down And Lord knows we’ve been around You gotta swing from the heels We’ve had our ups If you want to be happy We’ve had our downs You gotta do what you feel Almost lost our way You know it’s true Everybody’s looking for a chance to beat the odds Everybody’s looking for a smile from the Gods When this ol’ world gets hard to bear It ain’t always easy and it ain’t ever free You know I look for you and you’re always there Nothing’s ever perfect so take a tip from me To pick me up cause that’s just what you do Like on a cloudy day To make a big play When the sun comes shining through You gotta go long Get your head in the game And Lord knows we’ve been around You gotta stay strong We’ve had our ups When the chips are down We’ve had our downs You gotta swing from the heels Almost lost our way If you want to be happy You know it’s true You gotta do what you feel When this ol’ world gets hard to bear To make a big play You know I look for you and you’re always there You gotta go long To pick me up cause that’s just what you do Get your head in the game Like on a cloudy day You gotta stay strong When the sun comes shining through When the chips are down Shining through You gotta swing from the heels Your love comes shining through If you want to be happy You gotta do what you feel If you want to be happy DO WHAT YOU FEEL You gotta do what you feel To make a big play Yeah, you gotta go long OCEAN DRIVE Get your head in the game Yeah, you gotta stay strong Gonna take an ocean drive this morning When the chips are down Gonna clear my head along the way You gotta swing from the heels I need familiar places If you want to be happy A quiet beach and smiling faces You gotta do what you feel It let’s me know everything’s OK I’ve got this buddy who walks around confused We got some ocean miles between us Afraid to take a gamble We’ve made some waves along the way Afraid he’s gonna lose It all worked out somehow Life is like a fast train speeding down the track And all that matters now Once you reach the station, boy You’re coming back You’re not coming back And you’re gonna stay To make a big play Gonna take an ocean drive this morning You gotta go long Gonna make some stops along the way I need familiar places So we gathered on the beach one day A quiet beach and smiling faces As the sun was going down It let’s me know everything’s OK The altar was a keg of beer And everybody gathered round We got some rugged miles behind us The crowd became a chorus We’ve had some bumps along the way Of ooh’s and ah’s and wows It all worked out somehow Cheering the barefoot couple And all that matters now As they exchanged their vows You’re coming back And you’re gonna stay Eddie and Pearl, Pearl and Eddie Hometown girl, always ready Gonna take an ocean drive this morning Trying hard to make the perfect rhyme Gonna take an ocean drive this morning Torn and tattered, bruised and battered Loving each other like nothing else mattered Looks like they might make it work this time EDDIE AND PEARL’S BEACH WEDDING Torn and tattered, bruised and battered Loving each other like nothing else mattered Ask anybody with a lick of sense Looks like they might make it work this time And they’d say it’s never gonna last He didn’t have much future And she had a lot of past SUNDAY PARTY ISLAND SOIREE WING They met one night while swapping shots DING SORT OF THING Oh they musta had ten of ‘em He was looking for a one-night-stand Gonna head to the island But she had a three-night minimum Gonna lay on the beaches Gonna stand in the water Eddie and Pearl, Pearl and Eddie Gonna drink a little rum Hometown girl, always ready Trying hard to make the perfect rhyme Gonna play some music Torn and tattered, bruised and battered Gonna stare at women Loving each other like nothing else mattered Hop on board Looks like they might make it work this time Everybody come Eddie was a an amateur yachtsman It’s a civilized invasion on a Sunday afternoon He worked on all the boats An alcohol armada with chicken to consume He fixed up a derelict schooner Don’t worry who’s invited And some days it even floats Don’t worry what to bring They anchor in the back bays It’s a Sunday party island soiree wing ding sort of Where they can stay for free thing Living on love and rum As happy as can be Gonna head to the island Gonna lay on the beaches Eddie and Pearl, Pearl and Eddie Gonna stand in the water Hometown girl, always ready Gonna drink a little rum Trying hard to make the perfect rhyme Torn and tattered, bruised and battered Gonna play some music Loving each other like nothing else mattered Gonna stare at women Looks like they might make it work this time Hey, hop on board Everybody come This party’s not for sissies just so everybody We bought what they’re selling knows And now we’ve got the devil to pay There’s gonna be some drinking and there just might be no clothes When the money talks all the walls come tum- Don’t worry who’s invited bling down Don’t worry what to bring And there’s no room
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