Wednesday, June 11, 2014

A Pirate Looks At Forty

Written by Jimmy Buffett
Performed by Jimmy Buffett


Mother, mother ocean, I have heard you call
Wanted to sail upon your waters since I was three feet tall
You've seen it all, you've seen it all
Watched the men who rode you switch from sails to steam
And in your belly you hold the treasures few have ever seen
Most of them dream, most of them dream

Yes I am a pirate, two hundred years too late
The cannons don't thunder, there's nothing to plunder
I'm an over-forty victim of fate
Arriving too late, arriving too late
I've done a bit of smuggling, I've run my share of grass
I made enough money to buy Miami, but I pissed it away so fast
Never meant to last, never meant to last

And I have been drunk now for over two weeks
I passed out and I rallied and I sprung a few leaks
But I got stop wishing, got to go fishing, down to rock bottom again
Just a few friends, just a few friends

I go for younger women, lived with several a while
Though I ran them away, they'd come back one day
Still could manage to smile
Just takes a while, just takes a while

Mother, mother ocean, after all the years I've found
My occupational hazard being my occupation's just not around
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown
I feel like I've drowned, gonna head uptown

Tuesday, June 10, 2014

You Never Done It Like That

Written by Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield
Performed by Captain and Tennille


You're so terrific, ooh
You never done it like that
You've never been this way before
To be specific, ooh
You never done it like that
Who went and opened up the door?

Oh, my lips are burnin', yeah
You never done it like that
I thought the flame was dead and gone
Oh, but you've been learnin', yeah
You never done it like that
How long has this been goin' on?

Ooh, who's been teachin' you?
Hey, li'l old man, I wanna shake your hand
One kiss from you and I feel just like Columbus
I did discover you're some kind of lover

My mind is blowin', ooh
You never done it like that
You got me climbin' up the walls
Ooh, my love is growin', yeah
You never done it like that
You know you made me ten feet tall

Ooh, what you're doin'?
Ooh, what you're doin'?
Ooh, what you're doin'?
You never done it, you never done it
You never done it like that

Ooh, what you're doin'?
Yeah, what you're doin'?
What you're doin'?
You never done it, you never done it
You never done it like that

Oh, what a feelin', ooh
You never done it like that
Not since I can remember when
I'm on the ceilin', yeah
You never done it like that
Looks like we got it on again

Ooh, what you're doin'?
Yeah, what you're doin'?
What you're doin'?
You never done it, you never done it
You never done it like that

Ooh, what you're doin'?
Yeah, what you're doin'?
What you're doin'?
You never done it, you never done it
You never done it like that

Ooh, what you're doin'?
Yeah, what you're doin'?
What you're doin'?
You never done it, you never done it
You never done it like that

Ooh, what you're doin'?
Yeah, what you're doin'?
What you're doin'?
You never done it, you never done it
You never done it like that

Ooh, what you do?
Ooh, what you do?
Ooh, what you do?
Ooh, what you do?
Ooh, what you do?
Ooh, what you do?
You never done it, you never done it
You never done it like that

Monday, June 9, 2014

Seven Bridges Road

Written by Stephen Young
Performed by The Eagles


There are stars in the southern sky
Southward as you go.
There is moonlight and moss in the trees
Down the Seven Bridges Road.

Now I have loved you like a baby...
Like some lonesome child,
And I have loved you in a tame way,
And I have loved you wild.

Sometimes there's a part of me
Has to turn from here and go...
Running like a child from these warm stars
Down the Seven Bridges Road.

There are stars in the southern sky.
And if ever you decide you should go,
There is a taste of time sweet and honey
Down the Seven Bridges Road.

Sunday, June 8, 2014

Victim of Love

Written by Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Don Felder and JD Souther
Performed by The Eagles


What kind of love have you got?
You should be home, but you're not
A room full of noise and dangerous boys
still makes you thirsty and hot
I heard about you and that man
There's just one thing I don't understand
You say he's a liar and he put out
your fire
How come you still got his gun in your hand?
Victim of love , I see a broken heart
You got your stories to tell
Victim of love, it's such an easy part
and you know how to play it so well

Some people never come clean
I think you know what I mean
You're walkin' the wire, pain and desire
Looking for love in between

Tell me your secrets, I'll tell you mine
This ain't no time to be cool
And tell all your girlfriends,
you "been around the world" friends
that talk is for losers and fools

Victim of love, I see a broken heart
I could be wrong, but I'm no
Victim of love, we're not so far apart
Show me, what kind of love have you got?

Victim of love, you're just a victim of love
I could be wrong , but I'm not
Victim of love, now you're a victim of love
What kind of love have you got?
What kind of love have you got?
What kind of love have you got?