Third Coast Lyrics & Chords By Larry Joe Taylor

He said, I left California back in '76
The music died with Jimi Hendrix
And things got crazy in San Francisco
But thumbin' cross the country, man I, I thought I would freeze
So I followed Buffett to the Florida Keys
Where I nearly got busted with a load of snow white cargo

But I picked up this boat in a illegal deal
You could say, I got a hell of a steal
But I couldn't stay there, so I headed for Isla Mujeres
But as a sea captain, man I ain't worth a damn
Out in the ocean I got all turned around
Then I limped into Bolliver with a hole in my hull

(Chorus 1)
But I said if I ain't sinkin', well I must be swimin'
If I ain't dead, I must be livin'
And livin' is the thing, that scares me the most
And if I ain't sleepin', well I better be fishin'
If I ain't anchored, I will be driftin'
But all and all, I guess I'm doin' pretty good
Since I hit my third coast

See I quit the weed and pokin' holes in my arms
You gotta stay straight to weather these storms
When they blow in off the gulf in the fall of the year
See Port Bolliver, it was a blessing to me
It gave me a chance to give it back to the sea
And I thank God every morning when I wake up that I'm still here

(Chorus 2)
And I ain't sinkin' so I must be swimin'
I ain't dead so I must be livin'
And livin' is the thing that scares me the most
And if I ain't sleepin', well I better be fishin'
If I ain't anchored, I will be driftin'
But all and all, I'm doin' pretty good
Since I hit my third coast

(Steel/Piano)

See you gotta stand up boy, if you wanna make ends meet
'Cause the rope's to short when you're on your knees
You gotta listen for the ring, if you're gonna answer the call
'Cause fishin' ain't fishin if fishin' ain't fun
Livin' ain't livin' 'less you feel like you won
Winnin' ain't winnin' if it ain't worth the cost

(Chorus 3)
You see if you ain't sinkin', well you're swimin'
If you ain't dead, you're livin'
And livin' is the thing that better scare you the most
And if you ain't sleepin', well ya better be fishin'
And if you ain't anchored, you will be driftin'
All and all, you'll be doing pretty good
When you find your third coast
When you find your third coast

Spoken:
Yeah, ol' Jack'd roll out of his bunk about 6:30 in the morning and say, "Larry Joe, you wanna learn how to sail today? If you do you better get up. See boy you gotta get your sea legs under ya. You gotta get right. You gotta roll with them waves when they come in. Are listenin' to me? Ah, you just like all the rest. You ain't listenin' boy. Ahh."

He said, I left California back in '76
The music died with Jimi Hendrix