A seagull cry a
child laughs an
old man orders a
drink
Its been ten years since
he got here a
nd it hurts to t
hink
That years ago at this bea
chside bar a w
oman held his h
and
And he lost his chance for t
rue romance on So
uth Padre Isla
nd
Well the womans name was Ma
ry Ann and
Gary loved her
so
He said be my wife for the r
est of your life and s
he said no
Well old Gary he was from
Indiana all his l
ife a travellin m
an
He had a dog and a boat and
he would float and f
ish around that old
island
Hes stuck at Wanna Wanna the be
achfront bar si
ppin on a coke and r
um
The tide rolls in his dr
eams die out wai
tin on a lo
ve that wont
come
True love n
ever will c
ome
Years ago in Cali
fornia Ga
ry loved a girl named
Sue
She and three more wives t
old him lies whe
n they said I d
o
And this last one took th
e money and the t
hings Cary cared a
bout
She took the dog and the boat now
he cant float cau
se she walked ou
t
Gary looks out at th
e Gulf a
nd he squints his
eyes
Thinkin again of what
might have been with
out them hard goo
dbyes
But Garys got lots of st
ories about peo
ple and places hes b
een
Yeah Ive had a few of them go
od times too he sa
id with a gr
in
And Garys still down there o
n Padre a lit
tle sad but hes
alright
If you head this way on some
Sunday hell dri
nk with you all ni
ght
