Posted: February 26, 2000 12:43 pm
Posted By Tom Ponton
Manana '99
Original Lyrics by Jimmy Buffett
Copyrighted by T. Ponton and P. O'Leary
She said, "I wish there was a Beach House on the Moon
I'd vacation in winter as crazy as a loon
I'd set up a sand chair and look back at the earth
Far away from its madness, its pain and its mirth"
"But once I am there I might never go
Who cares if its freezing and 200 below?
I'll still be moonwalkin' with vodka and tang
And watchin' the heavens for the next big bang"
So 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 an earth glow if you've never seen it
Don't ever forget that you just may wind up being wrong
Try and I try and I don't understand
That 30 years later I'd still be singing in a band
Hanging out in DC where I heard from Ken Starr
Saying "Anybody there got a cuban cigar?"
But members of Congress were so out of reach
They spent one whole year and couldn't impeach
That put aside issues and wasted our time
We've spent 40 million - now there's the real crime
So please don't say "Manana" if you don't mean it
I have head those lines for so very long
Don't try to describe the White House if you've never seen it
Don't ever forget that you just may wind up in my songs
Let's reggae reefers!
E-mailed my friends cross the United States
Sometimes I wish that I was big Bill Gates
Oh the net it can take you from points east to points west
But flying my seaplane is what I love best
I got to head my act north pretty soon
CD is new and the tour starts in June
Parrottheads will be there
I know that they'll come
Drinkin tequila and tonic and rum
So 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 Marilyn Manson if you've never seen it
Don't ever forget that you just may wind up being gone
And I hope John Tesh never ever does one of my songs
Manana '99
Original Lyrics by Jimmy Buffett
Copyrighted by T. Ponton and P. O'Leary
She said, "I wish there was a Beach House on the Moon
I'd vacation in winter as crazy as a loon
I'd set up a sand chair and look back at the earth
Far away from its madness, its pain and its mirth"
"But once I am there I might never go
Who cares if its freezing and 200 below?
I'll still be moonwalkin' with vodka and tang
And watchin' the heavens for the next big bang"
So 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 an earth glow if you've never seen it
Don't ever forget that you just may wind up being wrong
Try and I try and I don't understand
That 30 years later I'd still be singing in a band
Hanging out in DC where I heard from Ken Starr
Saying "Anybody there got a cuban cigar?"
But members of Congress were so out of reach
They spent one whole year and couldn't impeach
That put aside issues and wasted our time
We've spent 40 million - now there's the real crime
So please don't say "Manana" if you don't mean it
I have head those lines for so very long
Don't try to describe the White House if you've never seen it
Don't ever forget that you just may wind up in my songs
Let's reggae reefers!
E-mailed my friends cross the United States
Sometimes I wish that I was big Bill Gates
Oh the net it can take you from points east to points west
But flying my seaplane is what I love best
I got to head my act north pretty soon
CD is new and the tour starts in June
Parrottheads will be there
I know that they'll come
Drinkin tequila and tonic and rum
So 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 Marilyn Manson if you've never seen it
Don't ever forget that you just may wind up being gone
And I hope John Tesh never ever does one of my songs