McKinley hollered, McKinley squalled
Doctor said, "McKinley, death is on the wall
Say it to me, if you got something to confess"
I heard all about it, he was going down slow
McKinley hollered, McKinley squalled
Doctor said, "McKinley, death is on the wall
Say it to me, if you got something to confess"
I heard all about it, he was going down slow
I heard it all, the wireless radio
From down in the boondocks way down in Key West
I’m searching for love, for inspiration
On that pirate radio station
Coming out of Luxembourg and Budapest
Radio signal, clear as can be
I'm so deep in love that I can hardly see
Down on the flatlands, way down in Key West
[Chorus 1]
Key West is the place to be
If you're looking for immortality
Stay on the road, follow the highway sign
Key West is fine and fair
If you lost your mind, you will find it there
Key West is on the horizon line
[Verse 2]
I was born on the wrong side of the railroad track
Like Ginsberg, Corso and Kerouac
Like Louis and Jimmy and Buddy and all the rest
Well, it might not be the thing to do
But I'm sticking with you through and through
Down in the flatlands, way down in Key West
I got both my feet planted square on the ground
Got my right hand high with the thumb down
Such is life, such is happiness
Hibiscus flowers, they grow everywhere here
If you wear one, put it behind your ear
Down in the bottom, way down in Key West
[Chorus 2]
Key West is the place to go
Down by the Gulf of Mexico
Beyond the sea, beyond the shifting sand
Key West is the gateway key
To innocence and purity
Key West, Key West is the enchanted land
[Verse 3]
I've never lived in the land of Oz
Or wasted my time with an unworthy cause
It’s hot down here, and you can't be overdressed
China blossoms of a toxic plant
They can make you dizzy, I'd like to help you but I can't
Down in the flatlands, way down in Key West
Well, the fish tail ponds, and the orchid trees
They can give you that bleeding heart disease
People tell me I ought to try a little tenderness
On Newton Street, Bayview Park
Walking in the shadows after dark
Down under, way down in Key West
I played Gumbo Limbo spirituals
I know all the Hindu rituals
People tell me that I'm truly blessed
Bougainvillea blooming in the summer, in the spring
Winter here is an unknown thing
Down in the flat lands, way down in Key West
[Chorus 3]
Key West is under the sun, under the radar, under the gun
You stay to the left, and then you lean to the right
Feel the sunlight on your skin, and the healing virtues of the wind
Key West, Key West is the land of light
[Verse 4]
Wherever I travel, wherever I roam
I'm not that far before I come back home
I do what I think is right, what I think is best
History Street off of Mallory Square
Truman had his White House there
East bound, West bound, way down in Key West
Twelve years old, they put me in a suit
Forced me to marry a prostitute
There were gold fringes on her wedding dress
That's my story, but not where it ends
She's still cute, and we're still friends
Down on the bottom, way down in Key West
I play both sides against the middle
Trying to pick up that pirate radio signal
I heard the news, I heard your last request
Fly around, my pretty little Miss
I don't love nobody, give me a kiss
Down on the bottom, way down in Key West
[Chorus 4]
Key West is the place to be
If you're looking for immortality
Key West is paradise divine
Key West is fine and fair
If you lost your mind, you'll find it there
Key West is on the horizon line
McKinley vikao, McKinley vrištala
Doktor je rekao, "McKinley, smrt je na zidu
Kažu da mi, ako imaš nešto priznati "
Čuo sam sve o tome, da ide dole sporo
Čuo sam sve, bežični radio
Odozdo u zaleđu turističkog kraja u Key West
Ja sam u potrazi za ljubavlju, za inspiraciju
Na tom piratski radio stanice
Izlazi iz Luksemburga i Budimpešti
Radio signal, jasno mogu biti
Tako sam duboko u ljubavi da sam jedva vidim
Dole na ravnicama, dole u Key West
[Chorus 1]
Key West je mjesto za biti
Ako ste u potrazi za besmrtnost
Ostati na cesti, pratite putokaz autoputa
Key West je u redu i fer
Ako ste izgubili svoj um, naći ćete ga tamo
Key West je na horizontu liniji
[Verse 2]
Rođena sam na pogrešnoj strani pruge
Kao Ginsberg, Corso i Kerouac
Kao što su Louis i Jimmy i prijatelja i sve ostalo
Pa, to možda neće biti stvar
Ali ja držati sa Vama kroz i kroz
Dole u ravnici, do kraja u Key West
Sam kako mi noge zasađeno kvadrata na terenu
Imate moje desne visoko ruku s palac dolje
Takav je život, takva je sreća
Hibiskus cvijeće, rastu svuda
Ako nosite jedan, stavio iza uha
Dole na dnu, do kraja u Key West
[Chorus 2]
Key West je pravo mesto za vas
Down by the Meksičkom zaljevu
Iza mora, iza prebacivanje pijeska
Key West je ključ gateway
Do nevinosti i čistoće
Key West Key West je začaranim zemljište
[Verse 3]
Nikad nisam živio u zemlji Oz
Ili gubio vreme sa nedostojan uzrok
To je vruće ovde dole, a ti se ne može Preterano
Kina cveta toksičnih biljaka
Oni mogu učiniti vrti, ja bih vam pomoći, ali ne mogu
Dole u ravnici, do kraja u Key West
Pa, riba rep ribnjaka, i orhideja drveće
Oni vam mogu dati da krvarenje bolesti srca
Ljudi mi govore da bi trebalo da probam malo nježnosti
Na Newton Street, Bayview Park
Hodanje u mraku po mraku
Down Under, dole u Key West
Igrao sam Gumbo Limbo Spirituals
Znam sve Hindu rituale
Ljudi mi govore da sam zaista blagoslovio
Bougainvillea cvjeta u ljeto, u proljeće
Zima ovdje je nepoznata stvar
Dole u stanu zemlje, do kraja u Key West
[Chorus 3]
Key West je pod suncem, ispod radara, pod pištolj
Ti ostani na lijevoj strani, a onda nagne u desno
Osjetite sunce na koži, kao i ljekovite vrlinama vjetra
Key West Key West je zemlja svjetlosti
[Verse 4]
Gde god da putujem, gdje god da lutaju
Nisam toliko daleko prije nego što sam se vratio kući
Radim ono što mislim da je u pravu, ono što mislim da je najbolje
Povijest Street off Trg Mallory
Truman je imao Bijela kuća ima
East vezani, West vezan, dole u Key West
dvanaest godina, stavili su me u odijelu
Prisiljeni da se udam za prostitutke
Bilo je zlato resa na nju vjenčanici
To je moja priča, ali ne i gdje završava
Ona je i dalje slatka, a mi smo i dalje prijatelji
Dole na dnu, do kraja u Key West
Igram obje strane protiv sredine
Pokušavam da pokupi da piratski radio signal
Sam čuo vijest, čuo sam svoj posljednji zahtjev
Fly okolo, moj Pretty Little Miss
Ja ne volim nikoga, poljubi me
Dole na dnu, do kraja u Key West
[Chorus 4]
Key West je mjesto za biti
Ako ste u potrazi za besmrtnost
Key West je raj božanski
Key West je u redu i fer
Ako ste izgubili svoj um, pronaći ćete ga tamo
Key West je na horizontu liniji