[Intro — 8 bars] [Clean Bakersfield Fender Telecaster electric guitar riff | slightly twangy and dry | smooth melodic pedal steel | Warm Fender Precision bass | Tight restrained country-rock drums | Subtle oceanic Yacht Rock atmosphere | Short, catchy instrumental hook] [Verse 1] Another sixty hours worked in the city A cab driver almost ran me down He flipped me the bird as he flew by I’ve gotta get out of this town [Subtle Fender Precision Bass Guitar run transition] [Verse 2] Stop-and-go traffic drives me wild But I’ve got a woman who knows what to say She knows how to make this country boy smile When we go sunset sailing, the water takes us away [Pre-Chorus] We sail the coastline every weekend Feel the ocean spray on our face Let the breeze blow right through our hair As the sunset paints us a beautiful space [Chorus] It’s the perfect cure for a hard week Can’t wait for this Friday to arrive Sailing and listening to Merle with my baby Makes this country boy feel alive [Verse 3] Monday morning steals my dreams with ease That garbage truck outside making noise But Friday’s coming with that ocean breeze Blowing in the face of this country boy [Pre-Chorus] We’ll sail the coastline on the weekend And soak up the sunshine all day Watch the dolphins play in the water And let the ocean wash our cares away [Chorus] It’s the perfect cure for a hard week Can’t wait for this Friday to arrive Sailing and listening to Merle with my baby Makes this country boy feel alive [Turnaround] [Two-bar clean electric guitar and pedal steel instrumental turnaround] [Bridge] I don’t need a tropical cruise Don’t need a five-star room by the sea Just a little wind and a setting sun And my baby right here with me When that city starts closing around me I know exactly where I wanna be Out on the water, chasing the horizon With the one who means the world to me [Final Chorus] It’s the perfect cure for a hard week It’s just what I need to feel alive With the ocean rolling beneath us And my baby right here by my side Yeah, drinking champagne with my baby Watching that golden sun go down It’s the kind of peace I’m looking for When we leave that concrete town [Outro] Just me and my baby on the water With the sunset fading from sight And moonlight shimmers on the quiet waves Just the ocean and her hand in mine Yeah, that’s just what I need That’s just what I need tonight [Fender Telecaster Ad-Lib with fade-out]
