Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song We Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About, artist - Jimmy Buffett. Album song Live In Hawaii, in the genre Иностранная авторская песняWe Are the People Our Parents Warned Us About |
| I was supposed to have been a Jesuit priest or a Naval Academy grad |
| That was the way that my parents perceived me |
| Those were the plans that they had |
| Though I couldn’t fit the part too dumb or too smart |
| Ain’t it funny how we all turned out |
| I guess we are the people our parents warned us about |
| You know I could have worked the rigs when the money was big |
| Or hopped a freighter south to Trinidad |
| And when they tried to draft me I earned a college degree |
| Buyin' time till things were not so bad |
| But when I got a guitar found a job in a bar, playin' acid rock til I was numb |
| Tell me where are the flashbacks they all warned us would come. |
| We are the people they couldn’t figure out |
| We are the people our parents warned us about |
| Hey hey, Gardner McKay, take us on the leaky Tiki with you |
| Clear skies bound for Shanghai, sailin' on the ocean blue |
| Now I got quarters in my loafers tryin' to fight inflation |
| When it only used to take a cent |
| Sometimes I wish I was back in my crashpad days before I knew what cash flow |
| meant |
| Seems everybody’s joggin' or heavy into health shit |
| Don’t tell me that I ought to get rolffed |
| 'Cause I love cajun martinis and playin' afternoon golf |
| We are the people there isn’t any doubt |
| We are the people they still can’t figure out |
| We are the people who love to sing «Twist and Shout» |
| (Shake it up, Baby now) |
| We are the people our parents warned us about. |
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