About 6 weeks ago while I was workin' late and I heard this really cool Buffett tune on Radio Margartiville. Based on the lyrics I assumed that the title of the song was "Trouble on the Horizon". So I searched for it on-line and I found out that Jimmy did it for a benefit album called MOM II (Music for our Mother Ocean). This song is very cool so I fgured I'd share it with ya's...
This is a song that started a long time ago. Back when there
was just the water world. There was this strange looking fish
that moved along the hidden currents of the deep dark ocean.
He knew he was different because he could sense there was
something else in his nature. He swam in circles for millions
of years and one day he decided it was time to go up. He
was soon in the world of light where he remained a long time
until his eyes allowed him to see color. The world was no
longer a dark place and he moved further up into the light
and one day before he knew it he was no longer in the water
world. His head was above the surface and he felt his gills
turn into lungs and he said "Ah s***! I'm an amphibian!"
Then he slowly swam towards the shallow waters and
marshes of the shore and one day he felt the ground
beneath his feet. There he gathered his wits, checked
his balance, and stood erect. And THAT'S when the
trouble began!
Well the birds disappeared and the sky began to turn purple,
From the skeleton coast to the land of violins.
Sailors prayed to the patron saint of lightening,
"Please St. Barbara, save our miserable skins."
They say that God takes care of drunks and fools and children,
That leaves the rest of us rummaging for alibis.
But friends there's trouble, trouble on the horizon,
And it wears an inconspicuous disguise.
You never see it coming,
You never have a clue,
But there's trouble on the horizon,
Bubbling like a roux.
You have to taste the weather,
You've got to touch the storm.
There is trouble on the horizon,
Waiting to perform.
You gave us cigarettes, guns, and whiskey,
And watch what happens,
Then add a little nuclear fusion and some gasoline.
We got trouble, trouble right here in River City,
Every day's becoming Halloween.
We never see it coming,
We never have a clue,
But there's trouble on the horizon,
Waiting for the barbecue.
You have to taste the weather,
You've got to touch the storm.
There is trouble on the horizon,
Waiting to perform.
I've seen a spaceship built by Howard Hughes,
I've been a witness to some strange taboos.
I've seen a storm from deep inside the eye
Of hurricane don't lie.
Hurricane's don't lie.
In the hour of desperation,
You'll cry like a baby.
When it comes right down to merely molecules.
Hell, you can pray to Jesus or a flock of pink flamingos.,
but in the hour of desperation are the fools.
I hope that all the greedy bastards in the world
Come back as lobsters.
You know that life at the bottom of the food chain
Suits them well.
I think that all of the evil people of the world
Come back as horseflies,
They want one last bite before they're sent to hell.
You better know it's coming,
You've got to have a clue,
There is trouble on the horizon,
Bubbling like a roux.
You have to taste the weather,
You've got to touch the storm.
To keep trouble on the horizon,
You got to stay informed.
Trouble out there, ain't going no where,
Trouble on the horizon,
Trouble out there, ain't going no where,
You got to trouble on the horizon,
Trouble out there,
Trouble out there,
I see bad moon arising.
I have all of the M.O.M. cd's and all of the compilations are great. Some really good music from a wide range of artists and all for a great cause the Surfrider Foundation.
Hey TSITC, it looks like CDSNow has that compilation for sale. I suppose you could steal it off the net somewhere but I think the proceeds from the record go to charity so you may as well just buy it. Heehee!!
I have that CD and there is a funny story associated with it that I think you'll appreciate.
I put that song on a tape I made for our mutual friend (who lives in Ohio... ) however also included on said tape was the song "Caribbean Amphibian" from ElmoPalooza...
When she was listening to it for the first time she was in her car and blamed me for nearly running off the road, because she thought this line:
His head was above the surface and he felt his gills
turn into lungs and he said "Ah s***! I'm an amphibian!"
was directed at Elmo!
In Boston with... "this caribbean soul I can barely control and Long Island's always here in my heart"
JB - Sag Harbor 11/20/99
and Jimmy theres still so much to be done... WWW Trustworthy, loyal, helpful, friendly, courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful, thrifty, brave, clean, and reverent
PHINS ^ 
