it wasn't paradise as you might think

although it was in the tropics

there were people running round everywhere

the biggest little town i've ever seen

cars trucks moped and bikes

no organization gridlock no law

at least never any enforced

the kind of place you could get lost

tired of being hassled by beggars and sellers

and a familiar sound i heard from afar

i followed that music from land to land

then out of the heat and into that bar

the place was dark smokey and cool

then i heard a friendly voice say

you can get away from it all in here

the first english words i heard in days

and all i wanted was me back

i miss who i was

i miss what i love

i miss my calm

i miss my life

i'm trying to learn a new way

lost in the tropics i feel like time forgot me

lost in the tropics now i'm making the most of today

joe seemed to be the oldest in the bar

yes he was in the war

he never said which one don't know

if he even knows for sure

alone in the jungle with the snipers rifle

alone can feel so strange

he talks sadly when he's drunk

of how some things never change

and all he wanted was him back

he missed who he was

he missed what he loved

he missed his allies

he missed his life

he's trying to learn a new way

lost in the tropics

he feels like time forgot him

lost in the tropics

now he's making the most of today

john's story was different but the same

he worked his fingers to the bone

supporting his kids for many years

now he's not even allowed to phone

john's wife left him she said he was boring

now she's doing the same old thing

and he's lost in the tropics

and all he wanted was him back

he missed who he was

he missed what he loved

he missed his wife

he missed his life

he's trying to learn a new way

lost in the tropics

he feels like time forgot him

lost in the tropics

now he's making the most of today

lost in the tropics

we feel like time forgot us

lost in the tropics

now we're making the most of today

making the most of today

making the most of every day