Brian Burns - Third Coast lyrics

(with Larry Joe Taylor) He said, "I left California back in '76 The music died with Jimmy Hendrix And things got crazy out in San Francisco But thumbin' 'cross the country, man, I thought I would freeze So I followed Buffett to the Florida keys Where I nearly got busted with a load of snow-white cargo But I picked up this boat in the illegal deal Yeah, you could say I got a helluva steal But I couldn't stay there, so I headed for Isla Madule But as a sea captain, man, I ain't worth a damn And out in the ocean I got all turned around And I limped into Bolivar with a hole in my hull But I said if I ain't sinkin', well I must be swimmin' If I ain't dead, well I must be livin' And livin' is the thing that scares me the most And if I ain't sleepin', well I better be fishin' And if I ain't anchored I will be driftin' But all in all, I think I'm doin' pretty good Since I hit my third coast See, I quit smokin' weed and pokin' holes in my arms You gotta stay straight to weather these storms When they blow in off the gulf in the fall off the year And Port Bolivar, it was a blessin' to me It gave me the chance to give it back to the sea And I thank God every mornin' when I wake up and I'm still here See, I ain't sinkin' so I must be swimmin' And I ain't dead, so I must be livin' And livin' is the thing that scares me the most And if I ain't sleepin', well I better be fishin' And if I ain't anchored I will be driftin' But all in all, I'm doin' just fine Since I found my third coast You gotta stand up straight if you wanna make ends meet 'cause the rope's too short when you're down on your knees You gotta listen for the ring if you wanna answer the call Fishin' ain't fishin' if fishin' ain't fun And livin' ain't livin' 'less you feel like you won And winnin' ain't winnin' if it ain't worth the cost See, if you ain't sinkin', well, you're swimmin' And if you ain't dead, buddy, you're livin' And livin' is the thing that better scare you the most And if you ain't sleepin', well, let's go fishin And if you ain't anchored you will be driftin' But all in all, you'll be doin' pretty good When you find your third coast." He said, "I left California back in '76 The music died with Jimmy Hendrix..."