IMHO, the song refers to Dauphin Island, Alabama, near to where Jimmy is from. It has oysters, shrimp boats, pine trees and honeysuckle vines. All part of the lyrics but only Jimmy knows for sure. It's one of my favorite songs of his, and one day in the distant future it'll be played when my ashes are scattered over the Gulf of Mexico south of Dauphin Island.
@gulfcoaster - 'This was my first Key West song. I was running from a bad marriage and a trail of debt, and wound up at the end of America. Nobody cared about either there, and they took the time to applaud the sunset at the end of the day. It was a place for me to hang my hat for a while.' -- JB.
@gulfcoaster - 'This was my first Key West song. I was running from a bad marriage and a trail of debt, and wound up at the end of America. Nobody cared about either there, and they took the time to applaud the sunset at the end of the day. It was a place for me to hang my hat for a while.' -- JB.
IMHO, the song refers to Dauphin Island, Alabama, near to where Jimmy is from. It has oysters, shrimp boats, pine trees and honeysuckle vines. All part of the lyrics but only Jimmy knows for sure. It's one of my favorite songs of his, and one day in the distant future it'll be played when my ashes are scattered over the Gulf of Mexico south of Dauphin Island.
@gulfcoaster - 'This was my first Key West song. I was running from a bad marriage and a trail of debt, and wound up at the end of America. Nobody cared about either there, and they took the time to applaud the sunset at the end of the day. It was a place for me to hang my hat for a while.' -- JB.
@gulfcoaster - 'This was my first Key West song. I was running from a bad marriage and a trail of debt, and wound up at the end of America. Nobody cared about either there, and they took the time to applaud the sunset at the end of the day. It was a place for me to hang my hat for a while.' -- JB.