Song Description

Uptempo rocker, great slide guitar work

Lyrics

RUM ON THE BEACH
C 2004 RJ Shapiro

Standing in the bar in Tortola
Drinking local rum and Coca Cola
She was walking down the beach
She was well within his reach
He smiled at her and knew that she was sold
He knew right there and then
With the credence she could lend
He?d walk right through and be on the move

Heard the voice the phone from El Cerrito
Said he had no choice but to travel incognito
They?d have to call the tune
Appear like Ward and June
Their story just as solid as concrete
Then on the flight out to LA
They?d relax enough to say
There was nothing really nothing left to prove

CH: It was the rum on the beach
They knew the day would come when they?d say ?we reach?
On that day, the world would be theirs
They watched as it vanished in the air

Had to take the plane to Anagada
This was no time for saying I don?t wanna
It was gonna be alright
They were gonna meet the guy
They met the first time on the road to Hana
He looked just like a mobster
They had the local lobster
And as they left they saw the whole truth

BRIDGE: All they had to do was take the package
That was underneath the mattress
He?d stolen from the guy the day before
In a bag of souvenirs
It went with all their fears
And their hopes for what tomorrow had in store

They hadn?t counted on running into Carlotta
They couldn?t see that she was mad as a piñata
By the time it had gone ten
She had the bag and then
She drove away in the car and it was hot
The lesson that was learned
Till you?re the one that?s getting burned
You don?t even know they things they teach in school