Bill Glass - Lead vocal, harmonica
David Crigger - Drums
Jim Lacefield - Bass Guitar
Tony Tanner - Piano
Stephen Michell - Hammond B3 Organ
Bill Lambden, DDS - Baritone saxophone
John Vestman - Guitar, background vocals
Silky and her sisters - Background vocals

© Humpback Music

Living in Paradise
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This song is dedicated all the musicians who contributed to the after dark ambiance of Lahaina Town, before they tore down Front Street and built a replica.

Trevor Jones, Roger Byrd, Scotty Freeman, and the most talented musician on planet Earth, Willie Kahaialii.

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Some people call it a Heaven
I’ve even heard a few claim it’s hell
I’ve always called it Lahaina
But I’m in no condition to tell

I know its been a haven for sailors
Born again preachers and horny old whalers stop here

Some come to give
Some come to live
Some come to bulldoze it down and build a hotel

They bring it closer to hell
But like I said its kind of hard to tell
when you’re Living in Paradise

Lying on the beach every morning
Working on a dynamite tan
They say I’m not doing a damned thing
But I’m doing the best that I can

I go drinking tequila on Front Street
Watching the ladies go by
Thinking about those bikinis
Drink too much and get too high
Lord it’s only 5……

They rattle my brain
They drive me insane
Keep me up watching the sun rise over the mountains

I know it can’t be right
When you do it every night
But you’re Living in Paradise

The tourists here are acting so funny
Blowing all their hard earned money
But one thing is clear
For two weeks a year
They’re gonna be right here
Living it up in Paradise

Some come to give
Some come to live
Some come to bulldoze it down and build a hotel

They bring it closer to hell
But like I said its kind of hard to tell
when you’re Living in Paradise