island...

Island

Island I see you in the distance 
I feel that your existence 
Is not unlike my own 
Island they say no man is like you 
They say you stand alone 
Sometimes I feel that way too 
It's the need for love 

Heart and soul accompaniment 
Seems to make me different from you 

Chorus: 
Well I tried to book passage, but you have no ports 
And I tried to sail in, but your wind and waters 
Tore my sails and broke all my oars 

Island I see you in the moonlight 
Silhouettes of ships in the night 
Just make me want that much more 
Island I see you in all of my dreams 
Maybe someday I'll have the means to reach your distant shores 
When the need for love 

Heart and soul accompaniment 
No longer makes me different from you 

Chorus: 
Well I tried to build bridges 
But they all fell down 
And I've taken to the air on wings of silver 
But I always hit the ground 

Well I tried to book passage, but you have no ports 
And I tried to sail in, but your wind and waters 
Tore my sails and broke all my oars 

Island I see you in the moonlight 
Silhouettes of ships in the night 
Just make me want that much more 

I love this song... Island...it's one of my favorites by Jimmy Buffett. This is another: It's My Job... I can get lost in his work.

It's My Job

In the middle of late last night I was sittin' on a curb 
I didn't know what about, but I was feelin' quite disturbed 
A street sweeper came whistlin' by, he was bouncin' every step 
It seemed strange how good he felt, so I asked him while he swept 

Chorus: 
He said, "It's my job to be cleaning up this mess 
And that's enough reason to go for me 
It's my job to be better than the rest 
And that makes a day for me." 

I got an uncle who owns a bank, he's a self-made millionaire 
He never had anyone to love, never had no one to care 
He always seemed kinda sad to me and I asked him why that was 
And he told me it's because in my contract there's this clause 

Chorus: 
That says, "It's my job to be worried half to death 
And that's the thing people respect in me 
It's my job but without it I'd be less 
Than what I expect from me." 

Now I've been lazy most all my life writin' songs and sleepin' late 
And any manual labor I've done was purely by mistake 
If street sweepers can smile then I've got no right to feel upset 
But sometimes I still forget 
'Til the lights go on and the stage is set 
And the song hits home and you feel that sweat 

Chorus: 
It's my job to be different than the rest 
And that's enough reason to go for me 
It's my job to be better than the rest 
And that's a rough break for me 

Chorus: 
It's my job to be cleaning up this mess 
And that's enough reason to go for me 
It's my job to be better than the rest 
And that makes the day for me