|
mckinley hollered, mckinley squalled |
|
doctor said, "mckinley, death is on the wall |
|
say it to me, if you got something to confess" |
|
i heard all about it, he was going down slow |
|
i heard it all, the wireless radio |
|
from down in the boondocks way down in key west |
|
im searching for love, for inspiration |
|
on that pirate radio station |
|
coming out of luxembourg and budapest |
|
radio signal, clear as can be |
|
im so deep in love that i can hardly see |
|
down on the flatlands, way down in key west |
|
|
|
key west is the place to be |
|
if youre looking for immortality |
|
stay on the road, follow the highway sign |
|
key west is fine and fair |
|
if you lost your mind, you will find it there |
|
key west is on the horizon line |
|
|
|
i was born on the wrong side of the railroad track |
|
like ginsberg, corso and kerouac |
|
like louis and jimmy and buddy and all the rest |
|
well, it might not be the thing to do |
|
but im sticking with you through and through |
|
down in the flatlands, way down in key west |
|
i got both my feet planted square on the ground |
|
got my right hand high with the thumb down |
|
such is life, such is happiness |
|
hibiscus flowers, they grow everywhere here |
|
if you wear one, put it behind your ear |
|
down in the bottom, way down in key west |
|
|
|
key west is the place to go |
|
down by the gulf of mexico |
|
beyond the sea, beyond the shifting sand |
|
key west is the gateway key |
|
to innocence and purity |
|
key west, key west is the enchanted land |
|
|
|
ive never lived in the land of oz |
|
or wasted my time with an unworthy cause |
|
its hot down here, and you cant be overdressed |
|
china blossoms of a toxic plant |
|
they can make you dizzy, id like to help you but i cant |
|
down in the flatlands, way down in key west |
|
well, the fish tail ponds, and the orchid trees |
|
they can give you that bleeding heart disease |
|
people tell me i ought to try a little tenderness |
|
on newton street, bayview park |
|
walking in the shadows after dark |
|
down under, way down in key west |
|
i played gumbo limbo spirituals |
|
i know all the hindu rituals |
|
people tell me that im truly blessed |
|
bougainvillea blooming in the summer, in the spring |
|
winter here is an unknown thing |
|
down in the flat lands, way down in key west |
|
|
|
key west is under the sun, under the radar, under the gun |
|
you stay to the left, and then you lean to the right |
|
feel the sunlight on your skin, and the healing virtues of the wind |
|
key west, key west is the land of light |
|
|
|
wherever i travel, wherever i roam |
|
im not that far before i come back home |
|
i do what i think is right, what i think is best |
|
history street off of mallory square |
|
truman had his white house there |
|
east bound, west bound, way down in key west |
|
twelve years old, they put me in a suit |
|
forced me to marry a prostitute |
|
there were gold fringes on her wedding dress |
|
thats my story, but not where it ends |
|
shes still cute, and were still friends |
|
down on the bottom, way down in key west |
|
i play both sides against the middle |
|
trying to pick up that pirate radio signal |
|
i heard the news, i heard your last request |
|
fly around, my pretty little miss |
|
i dont love nobody, give me a kiss |
|
down on the bottom, way down in key west |
|
|
|
key west is the place to be |
|
if youre looking for immortality |
|
key west is paradise divine |
|
key west is fine and fair |
|
if you lost your mind, youll find it there |
|
key west is on the horizon line |