Sometimes a song comes along that describes events that happen after the song is written. This is one of them.
lyrics
Perdido Quay
Copyright 1986 Robert Lindsay Nathan
I had a cabana, south of Havana
Down Columbia way
Y un señorita, con mucho amor,
Mucho amor por me.
Caribbean sunrise, I’m caught by surprise,
I feel a warm breeze
I’m such a fool, for something that’s cool
And so damn easy to please.
Perdido Key.
Why can’t I see?
I know love has its cost,
When the romance is lost,
Perdido Key.
Summer sunsets, slowly sail
Slowly sail to the sea
Pina colada, no tengo nada
No tengo nada alli
I’m contemplating, cogitating,
About la senorita you see
Should I be waiting, or hesitating
Thinking that I ought to be free?
(Chorus)
Love’s a glimmer, see it shimmer,
Warm as a tropical night
Temperature's risin’, I’m agonizin’
How can it be wrong it feels right?
Este sonido, esta perdido
But tomorrow will be in my head
I’ll pack up my things, put on my wings
Head back to the states instead
(Chorus)
credits
from Front Porch Songs,
released December 3, 2017
Lyrics and Music by Robert Lindsay Nathan
Steel string acoustic guitar by Robert Lindsay Nathan
Electric guitar by Andre Moran
Steel pans by CJ Menge
Steel pans by Taylor Hallman
Harmonies by Sara Hickman and Kristin DeWitt
Drums, percussion, bass, and Hammond organ by Mark Hallman
Robert Lindsay (Bama) Nathan was born in New Orleans on September 24, 1952. He was raised in Muscle Shoals Alabama and formally educated in Texas (Gig 'em Aggies). He has been writing songs since the early 1970's and has circled the globe playing them.
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