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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Kenny Chesney
Vocals
B. James Lowry
Acoustic Guitar
John Willis
Guitar
Buddy Cannon
Background Vocals
Tim Hensley
Background Vocals
Wyatt Beard
Background Vocals
Larry Paxton
Bass
Lonnie Wilson
Performer
Paul Leim
Performer
Kenny Greenberg
Electric Guitar
Steve Hinson
Performer
Mickey Raphael
Performer
Randy McCormick
Keyboards
Eric Darken
Percussion
Gary Prim
Performer
John Hobbs
Keyboards
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Casey Beathard
Songwriter
James Slater
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Kenny Chesney
Producer
Butch Carr
Additional Engineer
Chris Rowe
Additional Engineer
Mel Eubanks
Additional Engineer
Brent Kaye
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Natthaphol Abhigantaphand
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Shelley Anderson
Assistant Mastering Engineer
Drew Bollman
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Aaron Kasdorf
Assistant Recording Engineer
Ben Strano
Assistant Recording Engineer
Chris Carroll
Assistant Recording Engineer
Derek Garten
Assistant Recording Engineer
Heather Sturm
Assistant Recording Engineer
Kenzi Butler
Assistant Recording Engineer
Kyle Ford
Assistant Recording Engineer
Mike Bosch
Assistant Recording Engineer
Sam Rex
Assistant Recording Engineer
Buddy Cannon
Producer
Justin Niebank
Mixing Engineer
Tony Castle
Recording Engineer
Andrew Mendelson
Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
It was early one morning
Playa del Carmen
That's when I first met Jose
He had a twelve foot Schooner
A three foot cooler
Full of the catch of the day
And he was wrinkled from grinning
From all of the sun he had been in
He was barefoot, cerveza in hand
He said "Gracias senor" when I paid him too much for
All of the snapper he had
Now I told him my friend it ain't nothing
In the best broken Spanish I knew
I said I make a good living
Back home where I'm from
He smiled and said "amigo me too"
He said I fish and I play my guitar
I laugh at the bar with my friends
I go home to my wife
I pray every night
I can do it all over again
Somewhere over Texas
I thought of my Lexus
And all the stuff I work so hard for
And all the things that I've gathered
From climbing that ladder
Didn't make much sense anymore
They say my nest egg ain't ready to hatch yet
They keep holding my feet to the fire
They call it paying the price
So that one day in life
I'll have what I need to retire
And just fish and play my guitar
And laugh at the bar with my friends
And go home to my wife
And pray every night
I can do it all over again
And to think that I thought for a while there that I had it made
When the truth is I'm really just dying
To live like Jose
And just fish
Play my guitar
Laugh at the bar with my friends
Go home to my wife
Pray every night
I can do it all over again
Wouldn't that be the life
Wouldn't that be the life
Writer(s): Casey Beathard, James Slater
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