Jimmy Buffett
We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About
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I was supposed to have been a Jesuit Priest
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Or a Naval Academy Grad,
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That was the way that my parents perceived me
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Those were the plans that they had
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But I couldn’t fit the part too dumb or too smart
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Ain’t it funny how it all turned out
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I guess we are the people are parents warned us about
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You know I could have worked the rigs when the money was big
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Or hopped a freighter south to Trinidad
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And when they tried to draft me I earned a college degree
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Buyin' time till things were not so bad
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But then I got a guitar found a job in a bar,
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Playin' acid rock til I was numb
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Tell me where are the flashbacks they all warned us would
come.
CHORUS
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We are the people they couldn't figure out
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We are the people our parents warned us about
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Hey hey, Gardner McKay, take us on the leaky Tiki with you
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Clear skies bound for Shanghai, sailin' on the ocean blue
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Now I got quarters in my loafers tryin' to fight inflation
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When it only used to take a cent
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Sometimes I wish I was back in my crashpad days
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‘Fore I knew what cash flow meant
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Now everybody's joggin' or heavy into health shit
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Don't tell me that I ought to get rolffed
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'Cause I love cajun martinis and playin' afternoon golf
CHORUS 2
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We are the people, there isn’t any doubt
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We are the people they still can’t figure out
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We are the people who love to sing "Twist and Shout"
(Shake it up, Baby now)
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We are the people our parents warned us about.
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Id’n any doubt
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Hey hey, Gardner McKay, I want to sail away today