Quotes by Jimmy Buffett

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Singer-songwriter · American · 1946–2023

American singer-songwriter (1946–2023)

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“I'm growing older but not up.My metabolic rate is pleasantly stuck.Let those winds of time blow over my head.I'd rather die while I'm living than live while I'm dead.”

— Jimmy Buffett

“I used to rule my world from a pay phoneAnd ships out on the sea.But now times are roughAnd I got too much stuff;Can't explain the likes of me.But there's this one particular harbour,So far but yet...”

— Jimmy Buffett

“We're gypsies in the palace, he's left us here alone.The order of the Sleepless Knights will now assume the throne.We ain't got no money, we ain't got no right,But we're gypsies in the palace, we g...”

— Jimmy Buffett

“I went down to Captain Tony's to get out of the heatWhen I heard a voice call out to me, Son, come have a seat.I had to search my memory as I looked into those eyes;Our lives change like the weathe...”

— Jimmy Buffett

“Enduring echoes call out from his past.Time ain't for saving, no time's not for that.Chasing false echoes like a lost legionnaire,He waltzes on memories while he fades like a flare.”

— Jimmy Buffett