Trying To Reason With Hurricane Season (Live 1980)

Squalls out on the Gulf Stream

Big storm's coming soon

Passed out in my hammock

God, I slept a way past noon

Stood up and tried to focus

I knew I wouldn't have to move far

Sure could use a Bloody Mary

So I stumbled next to Louie's Backyard

And now I must confess

I could use some rest

I can't run at this pace very long

Yes, it's quite insane

I know it hurts my brain

But it cleans me up, then I can go on

Something about a Sunday

It's a most peculiar gray

Strolling down the avenue

That's known as A1A

Feeling tired, then I got inspired

Hell, I knew that it wouldn't last long

So all alone, I walked back home

Sat on the beach and there I made up this song

And now I must confess

I could use some rest

I can't run at this pace very long

Yes, it's quite insane

I know it hurts my brain

But it cleans me up, then I can go on

And on, and on, and on

Well, the wind is blowing harder now

50 knots or there about

There's white caps on the ocean

And the summer's for mushroom sprout

It's time to close the shutters

It's time to go inside

In a week, I'll be in gay Paris

Hell, that's a mighty long airplane ride

Now I must confess

I could use some rest

I can't run at this pace very long

Yes, it's quite insane

I know it hurts my brain

But it cleans me up, then I can go on

Yes, it just cleans me out, then I can go on

Thank you

Thank you very much

As I mentioned earlier, ah

We're gonna, this, also go back and do some older things

And um, also cover some brand-new songs we'd like to do for you

This time we're gonna try one right now

And ah, like to dedicate this particularly

To anybody out, out there who ever broke a bone in their body

And had to spend time in a cast, you know?

Seems that everybody gets a little stupid every now and then

Falls down or, you know?

I had the, ah, wonderful opportunity to break my leg

Three times in one year, you know? And, ah

You get scars on your body, and you know

They're from, they're from surgery

But you go 'round, and you lie about 'em

"Oh, that's where the shark bit me

When I was rescuing this girl in the ocean, you know?"

It's alright, it's only a menial sin, you know?

But this is a, this is a song we dedicate to anybody out there

That also, ah, thinks the way, ah, the title goes

In which, the title being, 'Growing Older But Not Up'

And ah, this is a brand-new song

And I know that out in radio land

There's a lot of people who are taping this show

Which is against the law, you know?

Well, I do a lot of shit that's against the law, so, ah

If you all would just do me a favor

When you hear this brand-new song

Which is, which is just, it's been copyrighted

Just send a nickel to Irving Azoff in Los Angeles

And, ah, it'll be okay, you know? No problems at all

'Growing Older But Not Up' obviously