uh, i feel like you guys aren't taking it literally enough. as a songwriter myself, this seems way too easily inspired by a literal cruise--and god knows jimmy buffett's the kind of guy who'd be on one--and he met someone on the cruise, they hit it off, and then the last day or so rolled up and it hit him like a ton of bricks that it was ending. so maybe he wrote the song thereupon, or maybe he wrote it later and placed the song in the present tense. either way, as brilliant a songwriter as jimmy is, i can't imagine this being a metaphorical cruise. gorgeous song, though, especially played acoustically. one of his best serenades.
uh, i feel like you guys aren't taking it literally enough. as a songwriter myself, this seems way too easily inspired by a literal cruise--and god knows jimmy buffett's the kind of guy who'd be on one--and he met someone on the cruise, they hit it off, and then the last day or so rolled up and it hit him like a ton of bricks that it was ending. so maybe he wrote the song thereupon, or maybe he wrote it later and placed the song in the present tense. either way, as brilliant a songwriter as jimmy is, i can't imagine this being a metaphorical cruise. gorgeous song, though, especially played acoustically. one of his best serenades.