"I Could've Been On A Beach (Live)" lyrics

I didn't stay for this town
I didn't stay for this job
If I wasn't in love
Hell, I'd have never stayed this long
Now it's just too bad
A couple of years I won't get back

The wind never stops blowing
Weeds never stop growing
Ain't nothing like a goodbye
To get your ass going
You were just a heartbreak, pit-stop
Detour I didn't really need

You're telling me...

I could've been on a beach this whole time
Blue water, blue skies, white caps, white sands
Drink in my hand, permanent tan
Help me understand
Why I'm not the next Jimmy Buffett
With a boat and a band
Hammock for a bed, hippies for friends
Same paradise, different day
You're telling me
I could've been on a beach

If I'd have went a mile west
Or gone a mile south
The thousand times
You swore we'd work it out
I would've been there by now
So I'm done turning around

I'm done spinning my wheels
Buying your lies
Done wasting my breath
Done missing the signs
The rest of my life is calling me
I'd hate to look back and think...

I could've been on a beach this whole time
Blue water, blue skies, white caps, white sands
Drink in my hand, permanent tan
Help me understand
Why I'm not the next Jimmy Buffett
With a boat and a band
Hammock for a bed, hippies for friends
Same paradise different day
You're telling me
I could've been on a beach

Yeah I got a pair of shades, a couple bucks, I'm good to go
I'm figuring it all out with sand between my toes

I could've been on a beach this whole time
Blue water, blue skies, white caps, white sands
Drink in my hand, permanent tan
I understand there's still a chance...
I could be the next Jimmy Buffett
With a boat and a band
Hammock for a bed, hippies for friends
Same paradise, different day
You're telling me, you're telling me
I could've been on a beach
I could've been on a beach