Life Is Just A Tire Swing Lyrics - A1a - Jimmy Buffett

By: Jimmy Buffett 

1974 

I remember the smell of the creosote plant 

When we'd have to eat on Easter with my crazy old uncle and aunt 

They lived in a big house, antebellum style (antebellum) 

And the winds would blow across the old bayou 

And I was a tranquil little child 

Chorus: 

Life was just a tire swing 

'Jambalaya' was the only song I could sing 

Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken 

And I never knew a thing about pain 

Life was just a tire swing 

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In a few summers my folks packed me off to camp 

Yeah me and my cousin' Baxter in our pup tent with a lamp 

And in a few days Baxter went home and he left me by myself 

But I knew that I'd stay, it was better that way 

And I could get along without any help 

Chorus: 

Life was just a tire swing 

'Jambalaya' was the only song I could sing 

Chasin' after sparrows with rubber-tipped arrows 

Knowin' I could never hurt a thing 

Life was just a tire swing (tire swing) 

And I never been west of New Orleans or east of Pensacola 

My only contact with the outside world was an RCA Victrola 

And Elvis would sing and then I'd dream about expensive cars 

And who would've figured twenty years later 

I'd be rubbin' shoulders with the stars 

Life was just a tire swing 

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Then the other mornin' on some Illinois road 

I fell asleep at the wheel 

But was quickly wakened up by a 'Ma Bell' telephone pole 

And a bunch of Grant Wood faces screamin' "Is he still alive?" 

Through the window I could see it hangin' from a tree 

And I knew that I had survived 

And life is still a tire swing 

'Jambalaya' is the best song I can sing 

Blackberry pickin', eatin' fried chicken 

But I finally learned a lot about pain 

Life is just a tire swing (tire swing) 

Life was just a tire swing (tire swing) 

Life was just a tire swing (tire swing) 

Life was just a tire swing (tire swing)