Story Behind The Song
Burnt out on job, mortgage, responsibilities, upward-mobility.... Let's dump civilized society for a hot beach, cold beers and each other. And while we're at it, Let's get rid of our tan lines!
Song Description
Let's dump civilized society for a hot beach, cold beers and each other. And while we're at it, Let's get rid of our tan lines!
| Song Length |
3:30 |
Genre |
Pop - Rock, World - Reggae/Caribbean |
| Tempo |
Medium Fast (131 - 150) |
Lead Vocal |
Duet Male/Female |
| Mood |
On Cloud Nine, Exultant |
Subject |
Joy, Madly In Love |
| Similar Artists |
Zac Brown Band, Jimmy Buffett |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1970 - 1979 |
| |
Lyrics
Tan Lines
D
G A
Too many details
D
None worth rememberin
G A
Too much retail
D
Too little smilin
G A
Walls closin in
D
Bout to suffocate
G A
Brain near explodin
G A A
Time to evacuaaaate (conga roll)
CHORUS
D D
Let's get outa here
G
Get rid of our tan lines
A
Drink us some beer
G D
Lose our horizons
D
We'll soak up some rays
G
Sing us some songs
A
Splash in the waves
G D
Right all the wrongs
We'll take long as we need
To get rid of the twitches
All the greed
And the sonsabitches
We'll get us goin
To a new neighborhood
Don't forward nothin
Maybe for gooood (conga roll)
CHORUS
I've had it to here
With conspicuous consumption
The hot career
All that civilization
Just pop me a cold one
On a hot little beach
With my reason for livin
Right within reeeach
CHORUS x 2 (vocal/instr)