Jimmy Buffett - Coastal Confessions Lyrics
Well I'm a tidal pool explorerFrom the days of my misspent youth.I believe that down on the beachWhere the sea gulls preachIs where the Chinese buried the truth.So I dig in the sandwith my misguided handsand if I dig deep enoughHell I just might dig it up.Talking about treasureTalking about pleasureTalking about loveNow I'm a reader of the night skyAnd a singer of inordinate tunes.That's how I float across timeLiving way past my primeLike a long lost baby's balloon.So I hang on to the stringWork that whole gravity thingBut when my space ship goes popBack to the earth I will dropInto the seaOr the limbs of a treeOr the wings of my loveAnd I don't know what I'm supposed to doMaybe invent me a story or twoI've got coastal confessions to makeHow bout youHow bout youThey say that time is like a riverAnd stories are the key to the pastBut now I'm stuck in betweenHere at my typing machineTrying to come up with some words that will last.It's so easy to see that we live historyAnd if I just find the beatI know I land on my feetI always doHadn't got a clueDoes it comes from above.And I don't know what I'm supposed to doMaybe invent me a story or twoI've got coastal confessions to makeHow bout youHow bout youLet's go to church, Sonny...(Bridge)So bless me father, yes I have sinned.Given the chance I'll probably do it againI don't need absolutionJust a simple solution will do.So let's talk about the futureOr the consequences of my pastI've got scars, I've got linesI'm not hard to defineJust an altar boy coverin' his ass.I know I can't run and hideBut just hang on for the rideThere will be laughter and tearsAs we progress through the yearsBut still it's funHey I'm not doneGonna dance 'til I fallAnd I don't know what I'm supposed to doMaybe have me a boat drink or twoIt's just the coastal confessions I hearTell the truthTell the truthI've got some coastal confessions to makeHow 'bout you, how 'bout you, how 'bout you, how 'bout youAnd you, and you, and you42 years since my last confessionWell father, do you have the rest of the week?Let's get startedI had impure thoughtsI smoked some potStole some peanut butterFather, wake up.
