Tripping Billies - Live at SOMA, San Diego, CA, 08.04.1995

This is a song, it's about being on the beach
It's about havin' a good time on the beach
And sometimes havin' too good of a time on the beach, yup

We were above
You were standing underneath us
We were not yet lovers
Dragons were smoked
Bumblebees were stinging us
I was soon to be crazy

Eat, drink, and be merry
For tomorrow, we'll die
Eat, drink, and be merry
For tomorrow, we'll die

'Cause we're tripping billies

We're wearing nothing
Nothing but our shadows
Shadows falling down on the beach sand
Remembering once
Out on the beaches we wore
Pineapple grass bracelets

So why would you care
To get out of this place
You and me and all our friends
Such a happy human race

'Cause we're tripping billies

We are all sitting
Legs crossed 'round a fire
My yellow flame, she dances
Tequila drinking, oh, our
Minds will wonder
To... uh wondrous places

So why would you care
To get out of this place
You and me and all our friends
Such a happy human race

Eat, drink, and be merry
For tomorrow, we'll die
Eat, drink, and be merry
For tomorrow, we'll die
Take it up, Boyd

Eat, drink, and be merry
For tomorrow, we'll die
Eat, drink, and be merry
For tomorrow, we'll die
Eat, drink, and be merry
For tomorrow, we'll die
Eat, drink, and be merry
For tomorrow, we'll die, yeah

Tonight it is! Got 'em off for reserve
Oh yeah! What was that bout' now