Jamaica Mistaica

Some folks say that I've got the perfect life Three swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wife I fly, I sail, I throw caution to the wind Drift like a stratus cloud above the Caribbean But every now and then, the dragons come to call Just when you least expect it, you'll be dodgin' cannonballs I've seen too much not to stay in touch With a world made of love and luck I got a big suspicion 'bout ammunition I never forget to duck Come back, come back, back to Jamaica Don't you know we made a big mistake-a? (Come back) We'd be so sad if you told us goodbye And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky It was a beautiful day, the kind you want to toast We were treetop flyin', movin' west along the coast Then we landed in the water, just about my favourite thrill When some asshole started firing as we taxied to Negril Just about to lose my temper as I endeavoured to explain We had only come for chicken, we were not a ganja plane Well, you should have seen their faces when they finally realised We were not some coked-up cowboys sporting guns and alibis Come back, come back, back to Jamaica Don't you know we made a big mistake-a? (Come back) We'd be so sad if you told us goodbye And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky They shot from the lighthouse, they shot from the highway They shot from the top of the cliff They had all gone haywire, we're catchin' fire And there wasn't even a spliff, oh Well, the word got out all over the island Friends, strangers, they were all apologisin' Some thought me crazy for being way too nice But it's just another shitty day in paradise Come back, come back, back to Jamaica Don't you know we made a big mistake-a? (Come back) We'd be so sad if you told us goodbye And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky Come back, come back, back to Jamaica Don't you know we made a big mistake-a? (Come back) We'd be so sad if you told us goodbye And we promise not to shoot you Promise not to shoot you Promise not to shoot you Out of the sky