Looking around tonight… I gotta ask —
How many of y'all have ever had one of those nights…
Where you just needed to get outta where you were…
and go somewhere else?
Now don't worry… hopefully not tonight…
but I KNOW you've had one…
Some folks call it a quarterback sneak…
Some call it an Irish goodbye…
But down here in the Keys…
We call it… a Flip-Flop Escape Plan.
If you've ever done it —
I wanna hear you say "I'm Gone!"
Alright — come on!
Mid-party —
yeah I felt that pull,
Somebody talkin' —
it all sounds like bull.
Band still playin' —
drinks still cold,
But I felt that pull —
like I've been told.
Phone buzz twice —
I let it die,
Next thing you know —
yeah, I'm outside.
One more minute —
could've stayed,
But I know myself…
I don't behave.
That door was open —
that was enough,
Didn't think twice —
just grabbed my stuff.
This is my flip-flop escape plan —
Drop what I'm doin' —
go where the hell I can
Slipped out the back —
didn't say goodbye,
Flip-flops slappin' —
as I pass on by
If you're lookin' for me —
I ain't where I am —
Yeah, this is my flip-flop escape plan
Streetlights buzz —
and the night kicks in,
Warm air rollin' —
off the gulf again.
Flip-flops beatin' —
like a backbeat line,
Heartbeat runnin' —
just ahead of time.
Laughed out loud —
like I just got free,
Whole damn night —
out in front of me.
When I say "Flip-Flop" — you say "Escape!"
Flip-Flop!
Flip-Flop!
One more time!
Flip-Flop!
One more minute —
I could've stayed,
But I know myself…
I don't behave.
That door was open —
that was enough,
Didn't think twice —
just grabbed my stuff.
This is my flip-flop escape plan —
Drop what I'm doin' —
go where the hell I can
Slipped out the back —
didn't say goodbye,
Flip-flops slappin' —
as I pass on by
If you're lookin' for me —
I ain't where I am —
Yeah, this is my flip-flop escape plan
Yeah — keep walkin'!
Don't look back now!