Sheila Says - Jimmy Buffett

It took me a while to get used to the slow smoky style of this number.

iris tramms first song.

its now one of my favorites.

iris has a dog,

a german shepherd named meadows, who is an important

Acter in the story.

she sings to him about her disillusionment with men,

hence the refrain «thats why I live with my dog."the song hints that

nevertheless falling for norman paperma

Coconut grove iris sang to an amazingly lifelike puppet dog, whitch all but

upstaged her, and won the audience affection all though the evening.

Shelia says the heart is just a muscle

Shelia says the heart is cooled by time

Hiding out for years down in these trade winds

In the land of coconuts and limes

Ive played this game for too long

My lifes just one same old song

Now marooned for a time on this island

I go into and out of the fog

And thats why I live with my dog

Instrumental bridge

Men oh, men oh, oh men Ive known to many

Deceivers cloaked in clumsy vanity

What men lack in love and understanding

They make up in stupidity

But now and then one comes along

And lights up my world like a song

I am tempted to unleash my interest

Yet I put it to you mans best friend

Theres just one sad old way it can end

Bridge:

We have our faults

But men have only two

All that they say

All that they do Youre a joy and a friend and a guardian

Never bored with my sad monologue

Youre better off with a dog

Sheila says the hearts just a muscle

Sheila says the hearts just a muscle