Remember Me to Jamaica (Kevin Johnston 2005)

The way you looked, girl, when i saw you.

Should have been enough to make me change my mind.

But there were reasons, that I held near and dear to my heart

I couldn’t remember my lines, so I guess I didn’t get the part.

CHORUS
Remember me to Jamaica and give my regards to Mandeville

You keep on running, I know you’ll get there, but I’m not sure if I will

You go and ride the tide as far as it will take you.

But remember me, remember me to Jamaica.

I guess I’m thinking all those familiar second thoughts.

The ones I should have thought to think, when you told me too.

But now I’m sitting all by myself, in the middle of mundane

Watching all those dozens of roses, being thrown at you on the stage

CHORUS
Remember me to Jamaica and give my regards to Trench Town

You keep on running, I know you’ll get there with no one weighing you down.

You go and ride that tide as far as it will take you

But please remember me, remember me to Jamaica

I’m packing up my daggers and sticks and stones

Yeah I can’t see no need to throw them anymore

But I’m sure that won’t understand, that it was hard to just let you go

Even though I gave you no reason, you had to go and steal the show.

CHORUS

Remember me to Jamaica and give my regards to Runaway Bay

You keep on running, I know you’ll get there and that is all I will say

You go and ride that tide as far as it will take ya’

But remember me, remember me to Jamaica

From the album: Unsinkable Still

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