That's What Living Is To Me - Jimmy Buffett

I would like to thank j.d.

souther for the book, harry belafonte for the early

inspiration and mark twain for taking the trip long ago.

-- spoken:

«back toward the turn of the century, you know, mark twain took a trip around

the world on a steamship and he wrote a book called following the equator.

and the opening page has a dedicat

Hat says, be good, and you will be lonesome, which for me, still seems to work

in the fabulous eighties.»

Jason mason hears the sound

The whistle blows in congo town

And the mail boats in, mail boats in Brings him things from oh so far

Old magazines and snicker bars

A simple man, a simple plan

The worlds too big to understand

Be good and you will be lonesome

Be lonesome and you will be free

Live a lie and you will live to regret it Thats what livin is to me

Thats what livin is to me

On a timeless beach in hispaniola

Young girl sips a diet cola

Shes worlds apart, worlds apart

Spirit of the black king still

Reverberates through haitian hills

He rules the sea and all the fish

What if he had a tv dish?

Be good and you will be lonesome

Be lonesome and you will be free

Live a lie and you will live to regret it Thats what livin is to me

Thats what livin is to me

Now in the far off regions the foreign legion

Keep the thieves and the predators at bay

While closer to home some bad boys still roam

The streets arent safe so give it one more day

One more day

One more day

Stories from my favorite books

Still take on many different looks

And Im gone again, home again

The time has come the walrus said

And little oysters hide their head

My twain of thought is loosely bound

I guess its time to mark this down

Be good and you will be lonesome

Be lonesome and you will be free

Live a lie and you will live to regret it Thats what livin is to me

Thats what livin is to me

Thats what livin is to me

Thats what livin is to me

-- spoken:

«thank you, mark.»