Livin' it up

By: jimmy buffett, josh leo, j.d. souther

1983

He took one last look

Tossed that address book

His odyssey has begun

No time to see sights

Ran all the red lights

Burned all his bridges

Now it's love on the run



Chorus:

Livin' it up

Is takin' all of his time

But he ain't givin' it up

It suits his temperament fine



Up on the bandstand

Plays for a few fans

Workin' for minimum wage

He spots her lookin'

His brain is cookin'

She takes her seat

At the foot of the stage



Chorus:

Livin' it up

Is takin' all of his time

But he ain't givin' it up

It suits his temperament fine



Yeah he loves livin' it up

And takin' all of his time

But he ain't givin' it up

It never crosses his mind



Didn't say much, had a soft touch

Knew what felt good in her man

He was the same way and they split the next day

Sang all the way through the yucatan



Chorus:

Livin' it up

Is takin' all of our time

But we ain't givin' it up

It never crosses our mind

No no no he's just livin' it up

And takin' all of his time

But he ain't givin' her up

She suits his temperament fine

Yeah she's just livin' it up

And takin' all of his time



But she ain't givin' him up

It never crosses her mind



- notes:

Background vocals: josh leo, vince melamed, danny burns

Synthesizer: vince melamed

Bass: danny burns

Drums: thom mooney and the linn drum machine




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