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Remittance Man
1,698
Rock
Remittance Man was released on August 1, 1995 by MCA Nashville as a part of the album Barometer Soup
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Release DateAugust 1, 1995
LabelMCA Nashville
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM64

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett
Vocals
Michael Utley
Michael Utley
Keyboards
Robert Greenidge
Robert Greenidge
Percussion
Peter Mayer
Peter Mayer
Guitar
Jim Mayer
Jim Mayer
Bass
Roger Guth
Roger Guth
Drums
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Jimmy Buffett
Jimmy Buffett
Songwriter
Peter Mayer
Peter Mayer
Songwriter
Roger Guth
Roger Guth
Songwriter
Jay Oliver
Jay Oliver
Songwriter
Russ Kunkel
Russ Kunkel
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Russ Kunkel
Russ Kunkel
Producer
Rob Eaton
Rob Eaton
Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

Sinner on the mainland
He's a sinner on the sea
He looks for absolution
Not accountability
How many destinations?
Oh, God, he's seen them all
He collects his precious pittance
In every port of call
Remittance man
Black sheep of the family clan
Broke too many rules along the way
Remittance man
So far away from home
No, they'll never understand the remittance man
A man of empty pockets from jingling his change
The idleness and grieving are all that he retains
By the harbour lights of Sydney
Or the Bora Bora moon
He recites his sad confession
To the seagulls and the loons
Remittance man
Black sheep of the family clan
Broke too many rules along the way
Remittance man
So far away from home
No, they'll never understand the remittance man
Well, you could claim that you were born a prince
But you're the only one you can convince
Survivor with no livelihood, that you could ever make it good
But still you dream of what you can't pretend
An unexpected passenger
Boarded the Marseilles
An angel full of tenderness
She gave her heart away
She was but a gypsy
He was just a stray
They almost made a miracle
But it slowly slipped away
So he follows the equator
With a wish to run aground
It's a very vicious circle
Going 'round and 'round and 'round
And he watches from the fantail
As the mainland disappears
Just like the flying Dutch man
He's a prisoner of his fears
Remittance man
Black sheep of the family clan
Broke too many rules along the way
Remittance man
So far away from home
No, they'll never understand
No, they'll never understand
No, they'll never understand
The remittance man
Written by: Jay Oliver, Jimmy Buffett, Peter Mayer, Roger Guth, Russ Kunkel
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