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