Pelican   



I WAS RIGHT, STILL IT’S WRONG
AND IT LOOKS LIKE I JUST CAN’T WIN
I HATE IT WHEN THAT HAPPENS
AND IT’S HAPPENING AGAIN

JUST LOOK AT THE TROUBLE I’M IN
TEN THOUSAND LEAGUES BOY
IT’S EITHER SINK OR SWIM
I HOPE I CAN FLOAT LIKE THE PELICAN

YOU CAN LEAD A HORSE TO WATER
BUT YOU CAN’T TELL HIM WHAT TO DRINK
YOU CAN PUT TWO AND TWO TOGETHER
TILL THEIR JUST BLOTTERINGS OF INK

AND JUST LOOK AT THE TROUBLE YOU’RE IN
TEN THOUSAND LEAGUES BOY
IT’S EITHER SINK OR SWIM
I HOPE YOU CAN FLOAT LIKE THE PELICAN

I SET THE CLOCK AHEAD
AND STILL I’M RUNNING FAR BEHIND
THE ALARM IT JUST KEEPS RINGING
IN THE BACK OF MY MIND
AND LOOK AT THE TROUBLE I’M IN
TEN THOUSAND LEAGUES BOY
IT’S EITHER SINK OR SWIM
I HOPE I CAN FLOAT LIKE THE PELICAN

PARROTS IN THE JUNGLE
SALSA ON THE FLOOR
NIGHTS HOT AS AUGUST NIGHTS
THEM SHIPS SET INTO SHORE
SOME PLACE TO BE STARTING OUT AGAIN
OUT HERE IN THE WORLD
WHERE THE STORY NEVER ENDS
I HOPE WE CAN FLOAT LIKE THE PELICANS

AND I HOPE WE CAN FLOAT
I TELL YOU NO, IT AIN’T NO JOKE
I HOPE WE CAN FLOAT LIKE THE PELICAN

Song by : Bonney St. Jean © RACoRecords