Just Came Down for the Weekend
Just came down for the weekend
I was running from the ice and snow
Where the tropic sun comes beating down
On the Gulf of Mexico
The sunshine that I was seeking
I found where the warm winds blow
Just came down for the weekend
Twenty-five years ago
Now, I'm sitting in my salty jeans
Got a belly full of rice and beans
Drinking beer and singing my songs
Just an old tourist that stayed too long
I'm warning all you folks tonight
You can have your fun
But don't you miss that flight
Because if you do, than you just might
Turn out to be acting just like me
Yeah, I still got my round trip ticket
I keep it just up over my bed
Folded up to plug a hole in the roof
And keep the rain off of my head
I ain't returning no phone calls
I ain't accepting to no mail
Singing and calling out
To the dolphin, and the grouper, and the yellowtail
Now, I'm sitting in my salty jeans
Got a belly full of rice and beans
Drinking beer and singing my songs
Just an old tourist that stayed too long
I'm warning all you folks tonight
You can have your fun
But don't you miss that flight
Because if you do, than you just might
Turn out to be acting just like me
Just came down for the weekend
I was running from the ice and snow
Where the tropic sun comes beating down
On the Gulf of Mexico
The sunshine that I was seeking
I found where the warm winds blow
Just came down for the weekend
Twenty-five years ago
Yeah, the sunshine that I was seeking
I found where the warm winds blow
Just came down for the weekend
Twenty-five years ago
Oh, I just came down for the weekend
Twenty-five years ago
I was running from the ice and snow
Where the tropic sun comes beating down
On the Gulf of Mexico
The sunshine that I was seeking
I found where the warm winds blow
Just came down for the weekend
Twenty-five years ago
Now, I'm sitting in my salty jeans
Got a belly full of rice and beans
Drinking beer and singing my songs
Just an old tourist that stayed too long
I'm warning all you folks tonight
You can have your fun
But don't you miss that flight
Because if you do, than you just might
Turn out to be acting just like me
Yeah, I still got my round trip ticket
I keep it just up over my bed
Folded up to plug a hole in the roof
And keep the rain off of my head
I ain't returning no phone calls
I ain't accepting to no mail
Singing and calling out
To the dolphin, and the grouper, and the yellowtail
Now, I'm sitting in my salty jeans
Got a belly full of rice and beans
Drinking beer and singing my songs
Just an old tourist that stayed too long
I'm warning all you folks tonight
You can have your fun
But don't you miss that flight
Because if you do, than you just might
Turn out to be acting just like me
Just came down for the weekend
I was running from the ice and snow
Where the tropic sun comes beating down
On the Gulf of Mexico
The sunshine that I was seeking
I found where the warm winds blow
Just came down for the weekend
Twenty-five years ago
Yeah, the sunshine that I was seeking
I found where the warm winds blow
Just came down for the weekend
Twenty-five years ago
Oh, I just came down for the weekend
Twenty-five years ago
Credits
Writer(s): Michael Mccloud, Shel Silverstein
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