KEY WEST AIN'T WEST

The Sun comes up and the Sun goes down,
Sittin' here in this ol' beach town.
Sippin' rum and havin' too much fun,
Ain't that the way I thought my life should be?

Lookin' out across that great wide ocean,
Our lives are filled with too much motion.
I finally found a place
where I can be free.

I packed up my 'ol truck, just last year,
My six string, saddle and a case of beer.
Headed south with a flock of snow birds,
Raced down I-95 like a stampedin' Herd.

Traded my Tony Lama's for some 'ol flip-flops,
Went to Captain Tony's and I popped a top.
Watched my first Sunset across that Gulf of Mexico sea.

Chorus:

Well, Key West ain't West
There ain't no rodeo.
A cowboy here's pretty far from home.

There's no 8 second rides
And no cattle drives
But I found a life and I'll make it mine.

Well Key West ain't West
But it feels like home to me.

The Old Man and the Sea that's the life for me,
Where the end of the road meets
the Caribbean Sea.
We'll have some Parrot Bay and read some Hemmingway,
A little reggae music from down Jamaica way.

We got Captain Morgan on a treasure chest.
Tequila Sunrise from them boys out West.
Jimmy Buffett on the stereo,
I swear I've found me a brand new home.
Now who's this Blonde Stranger dancin' close to me?

Chorus:

Oh, Key West ain't West
There ain't no rodeo.
A cowboy here's pretty far from home.

There's no 8 second rides
And no cattle drives
But I found a life and I'll make it mine.

Well Key West ain't West
But it feels like home to me.

Key West ain't West
There ain't no rodeo.
A cowboy here's pretty far from home.

There's no 8 second rides
And no cattle drives
But I found a life and I'll make it mine.

Well Key West ain't West
But it's close enough for me.

The Sun comes up, the Sun goes down,
Sittin here in this ol' beach town.
We got Captain Morgan on a treasure chest.
Tequila Sunrise from them boys out West.

Well Key West ain't West
But it feels like home to me.

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