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 time
Yeah, listenin to Murphy
Walker and Willis
Sing me their Texas rhymes
Now most of the people
Who retire in Florida
Are wrinkled and
They lean on a crutch
And mobile homes are
Smotherin' my keys well
I hate those bastards so much
I wish
A summer squall
Would blow them all
The way up to fantasy land
They're ugly and square
They don't belong here
They look a lot better as beer cans
Yeah, That's why it's still
A mystery to me
Why some people live like they do
So many nice things
Happening out there
Never even seen the clues
Whoa, but we're doin' fine
We can travel and rhyme
I know we've been doing our part
Got a Caribbean soul
I can barely control
And some Texas hidden here
In my heart
Well now
I might have joined
The merchant marine
If I hadn't learned how to sing
And on top of
That I got married too early
And it cost me much more than a ring
But now those
Crazy days are over
You've just got to learn
From the wrong things you've done
I came off the rebound
Started looking around
Figured out
It's time to have a little fun
Yeah, That's why it's still
A mystery to me
Why some people live like they do
So many nice things
Happening out there
Never even seen the clues
Whoa, but we're doin' fine
We can travel and rhyme
I know we've been doing our part
Got a Caribbean soul
I can barely control
And some Texas hidden here in my heart
Well now
If I ever live
be an old man
I'm gonna sail down to Martinique
I'm gonna buy me
A sweat stained Bogart suit
And an African parakeet
And then I'll
Sit him on my shoulder
And open up my trusty old mind
I'm gonna teach him how to fuss
Teach him how to cuss
And pull the cork out of
A bottle of wine
Yeah, That's why
It's still a mystery to me
Why some people live like they do
So many nice things
Happening out there
Never even seen the clues
Yeah, but we're doin' fine
We can travel and rhyme
I know we've been doing our part
Got a Caribbean soul
I can barely control
And some Texas hidden here
In my heart
Yeah
Got a Caribbean soul
I can barely control
And some Texas hidden here
In my heart