Key: E major
Verse 1
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The
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sun sinks
behind me in the west
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This is the time of day I love best
Salt breezes murmur through
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the coconut palm
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As the colors change,
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they set a scene of tropic calm
Verse 2
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Seagulls headed back to land
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Over the mangrove and the salt pan
By a lazy creek with a six pack
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and a fishin' line
Win back some memories and
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losin' track of time
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Verse 3
[Chorus]
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I head a little further north each year
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Leave the cities behind; out of sight,
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out of mind
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Up where my troubles
can all disappear
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I head a little further north
Interlude 1
each year
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Verse 4
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Feeling the night wrap around me
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Eases my mind's serenity
Ocean waves are hummin'
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on the outer reef
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These balmy days and sultry nights are a welcome relief
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[Chorus x 3]
Outro 1
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Em
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