Verse
F A#
Ah this boomtown’s got me down, I don’t know why I came,
F Dm Gm C
It must’ve been the money, though it works out just the same.
A# Dm A# Dm
No matter how much I make I spend as fast as I can make it!
A# F C F
And if I could afford a plane trip out tomorrow, I’d take it.
[Verse 2]
F A#
I wish I had the money back I spent on dope and beer,
F Dm Gm C
Though God knows it’s the only thing made it worth staying here.
A# Dm A# Dm
But more than the money I wish I had the time I let
A# F C F
Slip by me now, there’s more than one way to get into to debt.
[Verse 3]
F A#
And they say that time is money but I think it’s more than that.
F Dm Gm C
I’ll always have my pay cheque, but I’ll never get my time back.
A# Dm A# Dm
So it’s time and a half, or double time, but I think it’s a crime
A# F C F
And sometimes I think they’re paying me for wasting my time
[Chorus]
F A#
It’s spring on the island, the ice is in the bay.
F Dm Gm C
And the weather getting warmer now, soon be drifting away.
A# Dm A# Dm
The boys are out troutin’, Oh they’re going on a tear!
A# F C F
It’s spring on the island and I wish I was there.