The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow, and so am I Workday passes like molasses in wintertime, but it's July I'm gettin' paid by the hour and older by the minute My boss just pushed me over the limit, I'd like to call him somethin' I think I'll just call it a day Pour me somethin' tall and strong, make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve, but I don't care It's five o'clock some day This lunch break is gonna take all afternoon and half the night Tomorrow morning I know they'll be held to pay, but that's alright I ain't had a day off now in over a year, my Jamaican vacation's gonna start right here If the phone's for me, you can tell them I just sailed away Pour me somethin' tall and strong, make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve, but I don't care It's five o'clock somewhere I could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab and be back to work before two At a moment like this, I can't help but wonder, what would Jimmy Buffett do? Funny you should ask, Alan I'd say, pour me somethin' tall and strong, make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve, but I don't care Pour me somethin' tall and strong, make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve, but I don't care It's five o'clock somewhere It's always on five in Margaritaville, I come to think of it I heard that You've been there, haven't you? Yes, sir I've seen your boat there I've been to Margaritaville a few times Alright, well that's good Stumble my way back Okay, well we just want to make sure you can keep it between the navigational beacons Between the buoys, I got it Alright, well it's five o'clock, let's go somewhere I'm ready, crank it up Let's get out of here I'm gone I'm gone