Hawaiian Songs

Hawaiian songs
That don't sound hawaiian
Man it's so hot
Down here that I'm frying
I'd do eggs on the sidewalk
It's a hundred in the shade
Sippin' on a soda
Man you guys got it made

Elvis in Hawaii with GI Joe
Tourists in grass skirts
Dancing by the ocean
Home shopping network
In the neon glow
Umbrella's in my drink
While you're rubbing in the lotion

Hawaiian songs
that don't sound hawaiian
& lonely young girls
In their rooms left crying
Forgotten birthdays
& mislaid plans
Dear John letters
& neon tans

Faded old postcards
From far away places
Ice box winners
With ten feet of snow
Smoky old bar rooms
& the hollowed faces
I'd rather be where the
Balm & breezes blow

Hawaiian songs
That don't sound hawaiian
The only thing certain
The taxes ain't dyin'
Overseas phone calls
& mislaid plans
Dear John letters
& neon tans

Now we got vodka from Russia
& Iowa corn
Nagasaki sushi
& cigars from Cuba
Computer romance
& internet porn
I dream of beaches
With long boards & scuba

Hawaiian songs
That don't sound hawaiian
Man it's so cold
Up here that I'm crying
Don't put your tongue on a flag pole
You might rip off the skin
I'm drinking bargain price vodka
& eating hot dogs from a tin

Hawaiian songs
That don't sound hawaiian

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