Album: The Foundation (2008)
Charted: 25
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  • I got my toes in the water, ass in the sand
    Not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand
    Life is good today, life is good today

    Well, the plane touched down just about three o'clock
    And the city's still on my mind
    Bikinis and palm trees danced in my head
    I was still in the baggage line
    Concrete and cars are their own prison bars
    Like this life I'm living in
    But the plane brought me farther
    I'm surrounded by water
    And I'm not going back again

    I got my toes in the water, ass in the sand
    Not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand
    Life is good today, life is good today

    Adiós and vaya con Dios
    Yeah, I'm leaving GA
    And if it weren't for Tequila and pretty senoritas
    I'd have no reason to stay
    Adiós and vaya con Dios
    Yeah I'm leaving GA
    Gonna lay in the hot sun and roll a big fat one
    And grab my guitar and play

    The four days flew by like a drunk Friday night
    As the summer drew to an end
    They can't believe that I just couldn't leave
    And I bid adieu to my friends
    Because my bartender she's from the islands
    Her body's been kissed by the sun
    And coconut replaces the smell of the bar
    And I don't know if it's her or the Rum

    I got my toes in the water, ass in the sand
    Not a worry in the world, a cold beer in my hand
    Life is good today, life is good today

    Adiós and vaya con Dios
    A long way from GA
    Yes, and all the muchachas they call me Big Poppa
    When I throw pesos their way
    Adiós and vaya con Dios
    A long way from GA
    Someone do me a favor and pour me some Jäger
    And I'll grab my guitar and play

    Adiós and vaya con Dios
    Going home now to stay
    The senoritas don't care-o when there's no dinero
    Yeah, I got no money to stay
    Adiós and vaya con Dios
    Going home now to stay

    (Just gonna prop up by the lake)
    And put my ass in a lawn chair
    Toes in the clay
    Not a worry in the world a PBR on the way
    Life is good today
    Life is good today Writer/s: John Hopkins, Shawn Mullins, Wyatt Durrette, Zac Brown
    Publisher: BLACKSTONE ENTERTAINMENT, REACH MUSIC PUBLISHING, Songtrust Ave, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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  • Megan from Stevenson, AlEvery time you hear it, you just can't help but sing it! Love it!!!
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