The sunshine state,
heaven’s waiting room,
Disney’s resume
is calling you,
but I’m still in school.
Put your shorts away!
Don’t go to Florida, dear, without me.
You know I won’t be waiting when you’re home,
sun-tanned and lonely.
If you go to Florida, dear, without me,
I can’t say I’ll be happy.
I’ll be cold and only angry.
’Cause flea market hands
and hotdog stands
would be my heart’s delight.
...and under seashore stars,
and in Ybor bars,
we’d receive the night.
Don’t go to Florida, dear, without me.
You know I won’t be waiting when you’re home,
sun-tanned and lonely.
If you go to Florida, dear, without me,
I can’t say I’ll be happy.
I’ll be cold and only angry.
Spring training? What’s the point?
Their rusty joints still winter-sore.
Give me time for finals then
we can start keeping score.
Give me just a little more...
The endless spring
won’t change a thing
when it comes to us.
And it may sound harsh,
but ask the marsh.
Landscapes can’t say much!
So I’m begging you
to see this through.
Let our love take hold.
Then we’ll exit
to the southern tip
where the palm trees grow...
Don’t go to Florida, dear, without me.
[If I know just one thing, Christmas time is coming.]
You know I won’t be waiting when you’re home,
sun-tanned and lonely.
If you go to Florida, dear, without me,
[If I know just one thing, Christmas time is coming.]
I can’t say I’ll be happy.
I’ll be cold and only angry.
I’ll be angry.
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