Far Side of the World Jimmy Buffett

[Verse 1]
Ramadan is over, the new moon's showin' her face
I'm halfway 'round the planet in a most unlikely place
Following my song line past bamboo shacks and shops
Behind a jitney packed like sardines with bananas piled on top

[Verse 2]
I ran away from politics, it's too bizarre at home
Away I flew, tuned into blue, maybe Amsterdam or Rome
Awakened by a stewardess with Spain somewhere below
On the threshold of adventure, God, I do love this job so

[Chorus 1]
So while I make my move on the big board game
Up and down that Spanish highway, some things remain the same
Girls meet boys and the boys tease girls
I'm headin' out this morning for the far side of the world

[Verse 3]
Oh, I believe in song lines, obvious and not
I'd ridden them like camels to some most peculiar spots
They run across the oceans, through mountains and saloons
And tonight out to the desert where I sit atop this dune

[Verse 4]
I was destined for this vantage point, though it's so far from the sea
I've lived it in the pages of Saint-Exupéry
From Paris to Tunisia, Casablanca to Dakar
I was riding long before I flew through the wind and sand and stars