Coffee in the travel mug,
sun comin' up the bay.
Packed the dive gear, proud as hell,
forgot the sunscreen anyway.
She'd chilled the aloe, just shook her head,
"You'll never change, I swear."
Kissed her, reached for my favourite hat —
still sittin' home on the chair.
SPF used to be a suggestion,
now it's part of the plan.
Funny how some things change on you,
and some things never can.
Sunburns don't heal like they used to,
takes a little longer now.
Aloe in the refrigerator,
same old grin somehow.
Worth every reef and every sunrise,
every mile of ocean blue.
Sunburns don't heal like they used to,
I'd do it all tomorrow too.
Sailed half the Caribbean,
seen a thousand island nights.
Eighty-five stamps in my passport,
still can't get the small things right.
First one in the water,
last one climbin' out.
Asleep before the ballgame's over —
now that's a day, no doubt.
The shoulders peel.
The stories don't.
Sunburns don't heal like they used to,
takes a little longer now.
Aloe in the refrigerator,
same old grin somehow.
Worth every reef and every sunrise,
every mile of ocean blue.
Sunburns don't heal like they used to,
I'd do it all tomorrow too.
Someday they'll tell me, "Slow it down,
you've had your share of sun."
Maybe tomorrow — but the tide's just right,
and I'm not near done.
Some lessons ain't worth learnin',
some sun is worth the burn.
You only get so many summers,
and every one's my turn.
Sunburns don't heal like they used to,
takes a little longer now.
Aloe in the refrigerator,
same old grin somehow.
Worth every reef and every sunrise,
every mile of ocean blue.
Sunburns don't heal like they used to,
she just laughed, "You're Sunburned Susie too."
Forecast says sunshine.
Guess I'll never learn.
Same sun. Same mistake.
See you at the dock.