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Down to Earth

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Down to Earth Label: Varese Vintage Released: January 1, 1970 Click on the title for song lyrics Buy This Album Now Down to Earth is the first album by American popular music singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett. It was produced by Travis Turk and was initially released in 1970 on Andy Williams's small Barnaby Records label as Z 30093. Parts of the album were re-released in various compilations until the album was issued in its entirety on compact disc by Varèse Sarabande in June 1998. Due to its limited initial appeal (it only sold a few hundred copies), long periods out of general release, and stylistic differences with the rest of Buffett's work, Down to Earth (along with the similar High Cumberland Jubilee) was often not considered part of the chronology of Buffett albums by fans or even Buffett himself. Alternate versions The 1998 re-release of the album contained an additional track, "Richard Frost," which was recorded for but not included on the original album. (However, it had been released as a B-side to the single of "The Christian?" from the album). Songs All of the songs on Down to Earth were written or co-written by Buffett. "The Captain and the Kid," which originally appeared on this album, was later re-recorded by Buffett, first for 1976's Havaña Daydreamin' when it was released as a single, and in 2002 for the greatest hits compilation Meet Me in Margaritaville: The Ultimate Collection making it (with "In the Shelter") one of only two of his songs with three different studio versions. The folk-rock style of music and lyrics on Down to Earth and High Cumberland Jubilee differ greatly from Buffett's subsequent output. There is less of the country music feel and little of the gulf and western, Key-West-influenced sound and themes that have defined his musical career. Allmusic reviewer William Ruhlmann notes that "this is not the freewheeling Jimmy Buffett of 'Margaritaville,' but rather a thoughtful folk-rock singer/songwriter of the early '70s, earnestly strumming an acoustic guitar over a rhythm section and singing lyrics of social consciousness with sly references to drugs." An alternate take of Captain America was released as the third single of the album. CLICK SONG TITLE FOR LYRICS
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		01. The Christian? By: Jimmy Buffett 1971 The Christian? Chorus: It's a hell of a time to be thinking about heaven Didn't you forget the golden rule You've been acting like Jesus owes you a favor But he's a little smart for you to fool You complain how you forgets the gospel You remind them seek and you shall find Maybe youth will have a time for seeking After they clean up what you left behind Chorus: 'Cause it's a hell of a time to be thinking about heaven Didn't you forget the golden rule You've been acting like Jesus owes you a favor But he's a little smart for you to fool You were right there when the plate was passed last Sunday That's the second time you've been to church all year Could you really call yourself a christian If charity cost half as much as beer Hey You pray a little more as you grow older You get religion as your hair turns gray But you don't need to worry about hereafter Just worry what you're going to do today Chorus: 'Cause it's a hell of a time to be thinking about heaven Didn't you forget the golden rule You've been acting like Jesus owes you a favor But he's a little smart for you to fool Yes my friend I think you've blown your cool Hey
		02. Ellis Dee (He Ain't Free) By: Jimmy Buffett 1970 Lyrics to Ellis Dee (He Ain't Free) Why is he cussin' and calling disgustin' The city that is now his home He never smiles or keeps up with styles He is black and he is all alone And you ask why he's this way Well brother you're too blind to see It's 'cause Ellis Dee ain't free like you and me Get out of the street don't get high on my beat Go on home the policeman warns Just 'cause you're poor why do you declare war I can't help the way you were born Why are they holdin' him down He's spending his life on his knees 'Cause Ellis Dee ain't free like you and me [Chorus:] Got to help Ellis Got to help Ellis You know we got to help Ellis Ellis Dee Try and help Ellis you and me Got to get to Ellis hear his plea Try and help Ellis get free Ellis got hooked he got booked and he shook In his cold little shivery cell While out on the street in that same funky beat Mister pusher was doing well And Ellis Junior cries tears his daddy can't see 'Cause Ellis Dee ain't free like you and me [Chorus] 'Cause Ellis Dee ain't free like you and me No Ellis Dee ain't free like you and me
		03. Richard Frost Lyrics to Richard Frost by: Jimmy Buffett Richard Frost left Alabama heading west to find his fame Only got to Oklahoma and that's where he changed his name Now he plays a little tavern all the drunks say he's a star Hollywood forgot his number now he's stuck in Kelly's Bar But is he happy my friend or does he pretend? Is every song a routine chore? Well he every decide to go and not hide behind his fear and Kelly's backstage door Richard Frost draws 90 people and on weekends lines grow long Singing loud and laughing with them the crowd reacts to every song Bigger worlds (?) can't help but make you more aware of what you see Afraid of what's beyond just eyesight keeps the worlds in harmony La da da da da da La da da da da da La da da da da da da da La da da da da da La da da da da da La da da da da da da da
		04. The Missionary Lyrics to The Missionary by: Jimmy Buffett I didn't know we were at war I've been away so long Trying to help once lost men Distinguish right from wrong I didn't know we'd killed the men Our leaders proud and strong The situation's changed my friend I've been away too long I taught my friends How we had gained respect for every man And freedom flowed like jungle streams While peace embraced the land I told them how we'd learned to change Our sword blades into plows I told them they should learn from us What should I tell them now Chorus: 'Cause I didn't know we were at war I've been away so long Trying to help once lost men Distinguish right from wrong The jungle silence shut them off From civilized mankind Their nakedness was no disgrace No censors could I find The population lived in peace All brothers on their own And now that I have seen the mess I don't think I'll go home Chorus: 'Cause I didn't know we were at war I've been away so long I told them they should learn from us I think I told them wrong
		05. A Mile High in Denver Lyrics to A Mile High in Denver by: Jimmy Buffett Sittin' on a pocket full of hard earned wages Lookin' at the world through magazine pages I heard a lot about the mountains and the Colorado range Made this stop for personal reasons Didn't know I'd catch the changin' of the seasons Winter dictates everything from frost to naked trees Chorus: I'm about a mile high in Denver Where the rock meets timberline I've walked this ground from town to town Just to finally call it mine Lookin' for the cloud with a styrofoam lining Hopin' that the sun will keep on shinin' Leading me to distant peace that waits so patiently Need a little love to try some givin' Try a little love and then start livin' Things I feared so long ago When everything was wrong Chorus: I'm about a mile high in Denver Where the rock meets timberline I've walked this ground from town to town Tonight I'll call it mine Tonight I'll call it mine Sittin' on a pocket full of hard earned wages Lookin' at the world through magazine pages I heard a lot about the mountains and the Colorado range Need a little time to try some livin' Try a little love and then start givin' Things I feared so long ago When everything was wrong I'm about a mile high in Denver Where the rock meets timberline Where God and trees create the breeze Tonight I'll call it mine Tonight I'll call it mine Tonight I'll call it mine Tonight I'll call it mine Tonight I'll call it mine
		06. The Captain and the Kid Lyrics to The Captain and the Kid by: Jimmy Buffett I never used to miss the chance to climb up on his knee And listen to the many tales of life upon the sea We'd go sailing back on Barkentines we'd talk of things he did Tomorrow just a day away for the Captain and the kid His world had gone from sailing ships to raking mom's backyard He never could adjust to land although he tried so hard We both were growing older then and wiser with the years That's when I came to understand the course his heart still steers He died about a month ago while winter filled the air And though I cried I was so proud to love a man so rare He's somewhere on the ocean now that's where he oughta be With one hand on the starboard rail he's wavin' back at me I never used to miss the chance to climb up on his knee And listen to the many tales of life upon the sea We'd go sailing back on Barkentines talk of things he did The world was just a day away for the Captain and the kid For the Captain and this kid
		07. Captain America Lyrics to The Captain and the Kid by: Jimmy Buffett Can you tell me where I might find my friend and companion Now he looks a little different from anything you've seen He likes to beat the bass drum for justice and salvation He's got the brains of Einstein and the brawn of Mister Clean He's a lightnin' flash who'll make the dash from one coast to the other To stop a crime or lend a dime or help his aging mother Captain America we love you, Captain America you're grand Oh Spiro Agnew eat your heart out Captain America's our man Now he wears a mask his clothes are weird and some folks call him hokie But he is hip he just can't dig the okie from Muskogie Captain will help anyone a friend or a stranger Now number one without a gun he's bypassed the Lone Ranger He's a do do good who loves apple pie and kisses little babies He'll guard you against everything from atom bombs to rabies Captain America we love you, Captain America you're grand Oh Spiro Agnew eat your heart out Captain America's our man Can you tell me where I might find my friend and companion He looks a little different from anything you've seen He likes to beat the bass drum for justice and salvation He's got the brains of Einstein and the bod of Mister Clean He's a lightnin' flash who'll make the dash from one coast to the other To stop a crime or lend a dime or help his aging mother Captain America we love you, Captain America you're grand Oh Spiro Agnew eat your heart out Captain America's our man Captain America's our man
		08. Ain't He a Genius Lyrics to Ain't He a Genius by: Jimmy Buffett See the lady Smiles as if to tell Her son remembers everyone Treats 'em all quite well He never asked for promises And now his fame is wide And everyone who knew him well shares a little pride Chorus: Ain't he a genius The boy's become a star And he smiles upon the faces Who wish they could go far Not long ago they criticized The genius only wrote And now they listen spellbound With lumps caught in their throats His virtue was sheer poverty His vice was reading plays While other children starved and fought He learned just what to say Through tension and confession He beat the monster down Then surfaced in society no longer underground Chorus: Ain't he a genius The boy's become a star And he smiles upon the faces Who wish they could go far Now they remember Talk only of his good While jealousy flows in their veins And says I wish I could Ain't he a genius
		09. Turnabout Lyrics to Turnabout by: Jimmy Buffett As large as life she stood there Kissed my cheek and called my old nickname And though several years had passed Both of us still looked quite the same I said hi relaxed a bit Then asked her how she'd been all these years She told me she was feeling fine Came to see a friend who lived up here Told me she had finished school And then went on to college for a year I asked if she had married Slowly down her cheek there came a tear She said just an itchy eye It must be the weather way up here Told her I can't stand the cold It freezes me and I can't feel my ears We talked a bit about Mobile And thought about how it has never changed I told her I was a comin' home To spend some time and hoped it wouldn't rain She asked if she could see me then And we could spend some time now and then Because I lived so far away Was still no chance why we could not be friends I drove her to the waiting plane Watched that big jet streaking through the sky Thought about the sad young girl And the time that I just saw her cry That flame must still be burning bright I think I'll catch a later flight today It's time for me to go on home And spend a day or two down by the bay
		10. There's Nothin' Soft About Hard Times Lyrics to There's Nothin' Soft About Hard Times by: Jimmy Buffett Every day held a new surprise I watched the hunger burning in my sister's eyes The paste-board shack we called a home Would haunt me in my dreams 'Cause there's nothing soft about hard times There's nothing soft about hard times We never knew anything groovy A dime meant bread and not a movie The muscles that controlled my smile were rarely ever used 'Cause there's nothing soft about hard times There's nothing soft about hard times Chorus: I had to go 'cause I could see I wasn't meant for poverty The family ties were broken soon I went off to find the moon So I sit on a bench in Jackson Square I drink my wine and I breathe the midnight air Tomorrow I'll just hit the street and bum another dime 'Cause there's nothing soft about hard times There's nothing soft about hard times Chorus: I had to go 'cause I could see I wasn't meant for poverty The family ties were broken soon I went off to find the moon So I sit on a bench in Jackson Square I drink my wine and I breathe the midnight air Tomorrow I'll just hit the street and bum another dime 'Cause there's nothing soft about hard times There's nothing soft about hard times There's nothing soft about No, no, no, no hard times There's nothing soft about hard times No, no, no, no those hard times There's nothing soft about hard times I'm going to tell you about the hard times There's nothing soft about hard times No, no, no, no hard times
		11. I Can't Be Your Hero Today Lyrics to I Can't Be Your Hero Today by: Jimmy Buffett It's never been the same since you returned from dreamin' With your nursery rhyme excuses your picture postcards gleamin' Tellin' everyone who looks your way 'bout people and their sinnin' While you left field verse is fallin' in proportion to your winnin' And I can't be your hero today I'm through with the simple games you play It just may take some time for me to even up the score But I can't be your soldier home from war And there you sit shouting that there's still hope for us While nature holds the handcuffs on a Capricorn and Taurus There's nothing you can do or say to get me to your camp Go fill up all your savings books and buy yourself a lamp And I can't be your hero today Your wholesale price is much to high to pay A bargain basement atmosphere is no way to sell love And I can't be your Superman above No I can't be your hero today That is all I really want to say Go find a leading man who wants to play And I can't be your hero today
		12. Truckstop Salvation Lyrics to Truckstop Salvation by: Jimmy Buffett Straight-laced leather-faced he rolled In like he owned the two-bit town Dollar bills bulging from his bell-bottomed jeans The population they gathered 'round Nothing this exciting since a fertilizer truck Blew a front tire and landed in the creek Everybody talkin' everybody strainin' Tryin' to get a little peek Chorus: It's just the world they'll never know Not a country fair side show Reality they'll somehow never see He's what they've tried to kill With their bibles and their stills But he's not weird just a man that's bein' free Payin' for the gas he wickedly shouted thanks And continued on his journey all once again Just about the time a siren fast-approached and The pot bellied sheriff he whizzed right in With his self inflicted grammar started shoutin' Accusations at the long haired greasy looking ape While a local d.j. from the fifty watt station got The whole damn thing on tape Chorus: It's just the world they'll never know Not a country fair side show Reality they'll somehow never see He's what they've tried to kill With their bibles and their stills But he's not weird just a man that's bein' free The holy roller preacher told the eager congregation That the devil had passed right through their nest But the teenage girls with their locks in curls were A talkin' 'bout that hair upon his chest Now the kids got their cookies while the preacher Saved some souls and the story spread to everyone in sight Commotion was the word and everybody heard He was gone before the night Chorus: It's just the world they'll never know Not a country fair side show Reality they'll somehow never see He's what they've tried to kill With their bibles and their stills But he's not weird just a man that's bein' free

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