The skies over Cuba turned pink with the light
And the waterfront ritual began to ignite
All the ships in the harbor were warmed by the sun
Twenty-fifth of November, 1921

On the old Chicamauga the Signal Jacks flew
And the message they spelled out caused a great bally hoo
Every ship in Havana then hoisted away
All the pennants were 'a flyin' on my dad's first birthday

Enduring echoes call out from his past
Time ain't for savin' no time's not for that
Chasing false echoes like a lost legionnaire
He waltzes on memories while he fades like a flare

Now his storybook childhood was not make believe
On the decks of a tall ship he was taught to achieve
Witnessed storms and starvation natural wonders and force
Oh the life of a sailor steers a wanderin' course

Enduring echoes call out from his past
Time ain't for savin' no time's not for that

Sing with the song of Jimmy Buffett, False Echoes lyrics!

Chasing false echoes like a lost legionnaire
He waltzes on memories while he fades like a flare

Well now life throws us curve balls we never can reach
He gave up the ocean but he lived by the beach
Where he raised up his family taught us all to survive
Then the wind went away in 1995

Now the old Chicamauga has slipped by the ways
She lies on the bottom of old Mobile Bay
Where the ghosts of his father and his brother are near
They protect him and tell him there's nothin' to fear
Cause it's family tradition we take to the sea
And it's a time in the future for Cameron and me

Enduring echoes call out from his past
Time ain't for saving no time's not for that
Chasing false echoes like a lost legionnaire
He waltzes on memories while he fades like a flare

The skies over Cuba were warmed by the sun
Twenty-fifth of November 1921

jimmy buffett

Artist Information

Name:	James William Buffett
Profile:	Born December 25, 1946 in Pascagoula, Mississippi. Singer, songwriter, actor (Repoman, Congo, Club Dread), and author has inspired a cult following of "Parrotheads" and now a second generation known as a "Parakeets". Buffett began his recording career in Nashville, TN recording country-rock in the 1960's but finally releasing his first record in 1970 and then moving to Key West to develope his beach bum attitude.
Albums / OSTs:	a white sport coat and a pink crustacean a1a banana wind barometer soup beach house on the moon boats, beaches, bars & ballads changes in latitudes, changes in attitud christmas island coconut telegraph down to earth far side of the world feeding frenzy floridays fruitcakes havana daydreamin' high cumberland jubilee hoot hot water last mango in paris license to chill off to see the lizard one particular harbour riddles in the sand somewhere over china son of a son of a sailor urban cowboy volcano you had to be there Click here to view All Albums and Song Lyrics of Jimmy Buffett!