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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jimmy Buffett
Vocals
Mike Utley
Piano
Sammy Creason
Drums
TOMMY COGBILL
Bass
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Buffett
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Don Gant
Producer
Tommy Semmes
Mixing Engineer
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I remember the smell of the creosote plant
When we'd have to eat on Easter
With my crazy old uncle and aunt
They lived in a big house, antebellum style
(Antebellum)
And the wind would blow, across the old bayou
And I was a tranquil little child
[Verse 2]
Life was just a tire swing
"Jambalaya" was the only song I couldn't sing
Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken
And I never knew a thing about pain
Life was just a tire swing
[Verse 3]
In a few summers, my folks packed me off to camp
Yeah, me and my cousin Baxter
In our pup tent with a lamp
In a few days, Baxter went home
And he left me by myself
But I knew that I'd stay
It was better that way
And I could get along without any help
Life was just a tire swing
[Verse 4]
"Jambalaya" was the only song I couldn't sing
Chasin' after sparrows with rubber-tipped arrows
Knowin' I could never hurt a thing
Life was just a tire swing
(Tire swing)
And I never been West of New Orleans
Or East of Pensacola
My only contact with the outside world
Was an RCA Victrola
[Verse 5]
And Elvis would sing
And then I'd dream about expensive cars
And who would figure, twenty years later
I'd be rubbin' shoulders with the stars
Life was just a tire swing
[Verse 6]
Then the other morning on some Illinois road
I fell asleep at the wheel, but was quickly wakened up
By a Ma Bell telephone pole
And a bunch of Grant Wood faces screaming "Is he still alive?"
Through the window, I could see it
Hangin' from a tree
And I knew that I had survived
[Verse 7]
And life is still a tire swing
"Jambalaya" is the best song I can sing
Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken
But I finally learned a lot about pain
Life is just a tire swing
[Verse 8]
(Tire swing)
Life was just a tire swing
(Tire swing)
Life was just a tire swing
(Tire swing)
Life was just a tire swing
(Tire swing)
Written by: Jimmy Buffett