Emerald Isle

Off the California coast,
Maybe 47 miles
There's a place to rest your bones,
Think it's called the emerald isle
Was the last day of my trip,
Dragged my suitcase through the sand
Though I thought I'd missed the boat,
It was all part of a plan
I said "Wait just a minute" right before my eyes,
Like a jewel coming out of the sea
Well she just kinda shimmered with her emerald eyes,
It was love from the opening sea
The kind of girl that you'd never believe
And it was like the waves that she moved
She swayed and she grooved like the palm trees in a cool breeze
And if my heart had known that tomorrow night,
From her love I would never be free
From her love I don't want to be free
As the stars came out to play in a rose sangria sky
Right beside the ocean blue,
Such a tropical delight
There's a place you'd like to go,
All the locals steered us right
If you want to fall in love
Right here on the emerald isle
Yeah, you can dance with the others singing all night long,
All the karaoke patrons agree
'Cause there's a bar in the back of the El Galleon
Where the moonlight reflects from the sea
And it's a place where you won't wanna leave
And it was like the waves that she moved
She swayed and she grooved like the palm trees in a cool breeze
And if my heart had known that tomorrow night,
From her love I would never be free
From her love I don't want to be free
And when she smiled,
I felt a million sparks ignite
Inside of me
I kissed her lips,
Was I hallucinating? Oh
Was it a dream? (x5)
And we danced
Into the night
With our karoake tribe
And I was lost
In her emerald eyes...
Was my six or seventh time
Heading back and through the years
Reminiscent of the past,
Jimmy Buffet in my ears
There was lovers come and gone,
No one else had quite compared
I was dancing with her ghost
'Til my sadness disappeared
She said "wait just a minute," and then on my face
Was a smile that she couldn't believe
And if I stay just a second in those emerald eyes,
From her love I could never be free
From her love I will never be free
From her love I don't want to be free (x5)