Song Description
A summer mix / tropical pop track. Epic tale of a gringo lost in paradise. American hombre becomes preoccupied with applying lotion to señoritas and misses his flight back home. Could happen to anyone.
| Song Length |
3:23 |
Genre |
Pop - Alternative, Pop - Alternative |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Engaging, Jovial |
Subject |
Paradise, General |
| Similar Artists |
Jack Johnson, Jimmy Buffet, Ed Sheeran |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Sitting in the hacienda on a Tuesday afternoon
Watching the sun-kissed señoritas
Lounging on the pavers, swimming in the pool
While I'm drinking a frozen margarita
Pretty soon I knew I had to make a big decision
There's things you have to do when you're a guy in my position
All that suntan lotion must be spread with precision
Or the ladies will surely start to blister
[Chorus}
Lost in the Zona Turista
Living on tequila and lime
My airflight back home has come and has gone
I might be here for the rest of my life
The trade winds they are blowing from Cancun to Tijuana
The jet stream's up from Argentina
There's a girl down by the pool, with a butterfly tattoo
She smiles just like the Mona Lisa
Soon there's a commotion and you stop to take a listen
Señora needs some lotion and the pool boy has gone missin'
Last thing that I heard he was down out at the pavilion
In a rumpled, tequila-stained camisa
[Chorus}
Next thing that I knew I had to make a big decision
There's things you have to do when you're a guy in my position
It pays to take a measure of the human condition
When you linger down at the Cantina
[Chorus}