Sea Island Lonely

Flew in from the west coast Just in time for last call This place is way too fancy I'm never quite prepared for the heat of Southern fall The guy in the lobby Played piano as I came in I gave him the stink-eye But I wish I could play piano half as good as him, hmm I'm Sea Island lonely If you see me in the morning Won't you please say something kind to me? Won't you fix me a cup of coffee? And tell me that you love me That this life is how it's meant to be How it's meant to be Now the driver in the front seat He's been more than patient Waiting for me to catch a bus To drink another cold beer Put on a dry shirt So we can make that drive to Jacksonville I'm flying to New York City at 5:30 in the morning Sleepwalking south of Houston all alone I'll just catch myself a different bus And look up at bright lights And revel in the darkness of my songs Singing Sea Island lonely It's a wonder that it's only Written in the wind that carry me I'll fix you crunchy bacon and make your eggs less runny And thank you for the way you take care of me You take care of me You take care of me You take care of me Sea Island lonely Don't even try to telephone me 'Cause reception is dissolving rapidly I'll call you in the morning When New York City lights are dawning To convince you it's how it's meant to be How it's meant to be How it's meant to be