Not too difficult to figure out - this is a song for those who find themselves in unplanned places or circumstances. Like so many of Jimmy's songs, this song is a vehicle to convey life advice. The advice here is to "Roll with the punches; play all of your hunches. Make the best of whatever comes your way. Forget that blind ambition, and learn to trust your intuition, plowin' straight ahead, come what may". (Stay loose, do what you think is right, and keep going).
The second part of the song is also typical Buffett fare; something that he does so well: Here, Jimmy throws a sarcastic light on the downside of folks from up north, heading to the Caribbean ("While American women in muumuus
Talk about all the things they did today. And their husbands quack about fishing
As they slug those rum drinks down; Discussing who caught what
and who sat on his butt...").
Finally, we get a little taste of what the quiet times in Jimmy's life are like, or maybe were like, before his music took off ("Alone on a midnight passage
I can count the falling stars. While the Southern Cross and the satellites
They remind me of where we are...").
I always enjoy when Jimmy gets critical in his songs. I relate to the embarrassing nature of wealthy American folks sometimes ... And the exhaustion of being around those who "keep up with the Jones'".
That line exemplifies it perfectly, And their husbands quack about fishing.. as they slug those rum drinks down.
I always enjoy when Jimmy gets critical in his songs. I relate to the embarrassing nature of wealthy American folks sometimes ... And the exhaustion of being around those who "keep up with the Jones'".
That line exemplifies it perfectly, And their husbands quack about fishing.. as they slug those rum drinks down.
Not too difficult to figure out - this is a song for those who find themselves in unplanned places or circumstances. Like so many of Jimmy's songs, this song is a vehicle to convey life advice. The advice here is to "Roll with the punches; play all of your hunches. Make the best of whatever comes your way. Forget that blind ambition, and learn to trust your intuition, plowin' straight ahead, come what may". (Stay loose, do what you think is right, and keep going).
The second part of the song is also typical Buffett fare; something that he does so well: Here, Jimmy throws a sarcastic light on the downside of folks from up north, heading to the Caribbean ("While American women in muumuus Talk about all the things they did today. And their husbands quack about fishing As they slug those rum drinks down; Discussing who caught what and who sat on his butt...").
Finally, we get a little taste of what the quiet times in Jimmy's life are like, or maybe were like, before his music took off ("Alone on a midnight passage I can count the falling stars. While the Southern Cross and the satellites They remind me of where we are...").
@ddantos An underrated Buffett tune.
@ddantos An underrated Buffett tune.
I always enjoy when Jimmy gets critical in his songs. I relate to the embarrassing nature of wealthy American folks sometimes ... And the exhaustion of being around those who "keep up with the Jones'". That line exemplifies it perfectly, And their husbands quack about fishing.. as they slug those rum drinks down.
I always enjoy when Jimmy gets critical in his songs. I relate to the embarrassing nature of wealthy American folks sometimes ... And the exhaustion of being around those who "keep up with the Jones'". That line exemplifies it perfectly, And their husbands quack about fishing.. as they slug those rum drinks down.