Great Filling Station Holdup - Jimmy Buffett


    I pulled into the regular pump
    I was feelin' quite at ease
    I rolled down my window and told the man, "Fifty cents worth please"
    Then out jumped my partner with his trusty pellet gun
    He said, "Boy this is a holdup, keep 'a pumpin' and don't run"

    Chorus:
    And now I wish I was somewhere other than here
    Down in some honky tonk, sippin' on a beer
    Yes I wish I was somewhere other than here
    Because that great fillin' station holdup
    Cost me two good years

    We got fifteen dollars and a can of STP
    A big ol' jar of cashew nuts and a Japanese TV
    Feelin' we had pulled the biggest heist of our career
    We're wanted men, we'll strike again
    But first let's have a beer

    Chorus:
    And now I wish I was somewhere other than here
    Down in some honky tonk, sippin' on a beer
    Yes I wish I was somewhere other than here
    Because that great fillin' station holdup
    Cost me two good years

    (guitar instrumental)

    We were sittin' in the Krystal
    About as drunk as we could be
    In walks the deputy sheriff
    And he's holdin' our TV
    Roughed us then he cuffed us
    And he took us off to jail
    No pictures on a poster, no reward and no bail

    Chorus:
    And now I wish I was somewhere other than here
    Down in some honky tonk, sippin' on a beer
    Yes I wish I was somewhere other than here
    'Cause that great fillin' station holdup
    Cost me two good years

    Coda:
    Yes that great fillin' station holdup
    It cost me two good years

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