Tide Me Over
by Tanner Cove · Rock › Pop Rock · Made with Mureka · 0 plays
Prompt
Trop rock, warm baritone storyteller, group singalong chorus, steel drum riff, marimba, congas, acoustic guitar
Lyrics
Steel pan, nice and slow, here we go Half past noon on the end of the dock, A pelican's eyeing my last fish taco. Got four dollars and a borrowed hat, And a tab on the chalkboard fatter than that. I told the barmaid, "Darlin', I'm good for it, Soon as the shrimp boat's in." So tide me over, tide me over, Till the boat comes in. One more lime and a little more sunshine, Tide me over, tide me over, I'll be right here grinning Till the boat comes in. I sold my watch to a man named Lonnie For a bucket of ice and a paperback. Sunscreen on one shoulder, slept on the other, Now I'm two-toned like a half-ripe mango. The parrot by the register knows my name And every excuse I've got. Tide me over, tide me over, Till the boat comes in. One more lime and a little more sunshine, Tide me over, tide me over, I'll be right here grinning Till the boat comes in. Pedal steel, tell it true Well, the truth is I'm not waiting on money. Daddy's old skiff sits dry in the yard, I swore I'd paint her by the springtime, But I can't pick up the brush that still smells like him. So I sit here and joke with the gulls, Till I'm brave enough to go home. Tide me over, tide me over, Till I'm ready to go. One more lime and a little more sunshine, Tide me over, tide me over, The boat comes in, and so will I, Tide me over, slow. Tide me over... ring that bell