So I Flew To Thailand - Had To Get Away

SO I FLEW TO THAILAND
HAD TO GET AWAY - BECAUSE
THINGS ARE KIND'A CRAZY IN L.A.
Words in RED optional-In retrospect,song flows better without them)

I ARRIVED IN BANGKOK
IT WAS NEW YEAR'S EVE - THERE WAS
FIREWORKS EXPLODING IN THE SKY

FLOWERED FLOATS WITH SEA SHELLS
AND EXOTIC DANCING GIRLS
THEIR EYES AND GESTURES TOLD OF ANCIENT TALES

FLUTES AND DRUMS AND FINGER CYMBALS
FILLED THE MAGIC NIGHT - I
EVEN SAW SOME PEOPLE FLYING KITES

FOUND A PLACE TO STAY
THEN WENT OUT ON THE TOWN - EVEN
FOUND A CLUB THAT LET ME SING SOME SONGS

MADE SOME FRIENDS AND CELEBRATED
ALL NIGHT LONG - SAW THE
MAGIC CITY COME ALIVE AT DAWN
* 4 Bar Interlude

THOUGHT I'D STICK AROUND A WHILE AND
CHECK THINGS OUT - AND THE
DAYS FLEW BY AND THEN TURNED INTO YEARS

I LEARNED ALL THE LOCAL CUSTOMS
AND THEIR SONGS - EVEN
SANG ONE RIDING TOP AN ELEPHANT

BUDDHAS AND PAGODAS REACHING
UPWARD TOWARD THE SKY
A DAZZLING PALACE FOR THE
KING AND QUEEN

DRAGONS STANDING GUARD
IN FRONT OF TEMPLES DAY AND NIGHT THE
CITY TRULY IS A WONDROUS SIGHT
*
THOUGHT I'D VISIT L.A. BUT I OVERSLEPT
THAT WAS MANY YEARS AGO AND
HERE I AM IN THAILAND ONCE CALLED SIAM

LYING ON A GOLDEN BEACH
I FEEL MY LIFE IS QUITE COMPLETE - I
THINK I'M GONNA
STAY HERE FOR A WHILE