SPRING ON THE ISLAND

(CHORUS)
It's spring on the island 
The ice is in the bay 
And the weather getting warmer now 
Soon be drifting away 
The boys are out troutin 
Or they're going on a tear 
It's spring on the island 
I wish I was there

All this boon towns got me down 
I don't know why I came 
It must have been the money though 
It works out just the same 
No matter how much I make 
I spend as fast as I can make it 
And if I can afford a plane trip out 
Tomorrow I'd take it

I wish I had the money back 
I spent on all that beer 
Though God knows it's the only thing 
Made it worth staying here 
But more than the money 
Wish I had the time I let 
Slip by me now there's more than one way 
To get into to debt

All they say that time is money 
I think it's more than that 
I'll always have my pay cheque 
Never get my time back 
So it's time I have or don't I 
Well I think it's a crime 
And sometimes I think there paying me 
For wasting my time

(CHORUS)
It's spring on the island 
The ice is in the bay
And the weather gettin warmer now 
Soon be drifting away 
The boys are out troutin 
Or they're going on a tear 
It's spring on the island 
I wish I was there