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Island Holiday

by Roy Holliday

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I wake up in the morning, pet the dogs and greet the day Then I lay there for a minute can't remember what’s today I finally come to my sense, drag myself out of the bed As that coffee starts to brew the pressure builds inside my head Welcome to the circus of life, kids… boys on the left, girls on the right.. rat race is down the middle… here we go I go to work all day, dream away while there I stay Oh, the bills I’ve got to pay, God I really need a change I don’t live what I’ve become, I’ve just got to get away This corporate so-called life, it comes to an end today… hey! Come with me… Where it’s Christmas every day There’s no work, it’s always play Grab a drink and come my way To my island hideaway There’s no bills for you to pay There’s no phone that rings all day Tell your boss to go away It’s your island holiday! Well, this “career life” ain’t for me, how they do it, I don’t see But there’s presents on the way, so I guess I’d better stay When you see me staring off, to nowhere at my desk all day Plug your headphones in and join me, now let’s get along our way… To where it’s Christmas every day There’s no work, it’s always play Grab a drink and come my To my island hideaway There’s no bills for you to pay There’s no phone that rings all day Tell your boss to go away It’s your island holiday – sing it! Na na, na na, na na, na na na na Na na, na na, na na, na na na na Try as you may, you’ll spend your work day In my tropical breakroom getaway In the sun and the sand with a drink in your hand Come enjoy your island holiday!
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I wake up in the morning, pet the dogs and greet the day Then I lay there for a minute can't remember what’s today I finally come to my sense, drag myself out of the bed As that coffee starts to brew the pressure builds inside my head Welcome to the circus of life, kids… boys on the left, girls on the right.. rat race is down the middle… here we go I go to work all day, dream away while there I stay Oh, the bills I’ve got to pay, God I really need a change I don’t live what I’ve become, I’ve just got to get away This corporate so-called life, it comes to an end today… hey! Come with me… Where it’s Christmas every day There’s no work, it’s always play Grab a drink and come my way To my island hideaway There’s no bills for you to pay There’s no phone that rings all day Tell your boss to go away It’s your island holiday! Well, this “career life” ain’t for me, how they do it, I don’t see But there’s presents on the way, so I guess I’d better stay When you see me staring off, to nowhere at my desk all day Plug your headphones in and join me, now let’s get along our way… To where it’s Christmas every day There’s no work, it’s always play Grab a drink and come my To my island hideaway There’s no bills for you to pay There’s no phone that rings all day Tell your boss to go away It’s your island holiday – sing it! Na na, na na, na na, na na na na Na na, na na, na na, na na na na Try as you may, you’ll spend your work day In my tropical breakroom getaway In the sun and the sand with a drink in your hand Come enjoy your island holiday!
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I wake up in the morning, pet the dogs and greet the day Then I lay there for a minute can't remember what’s today I finally come to my sense, drag myself out of the bed As that coffee starts to brew the pressure builds inside my head Welcome to the circus of life, kids… boys on the left, girls on the right.. rat race is down the middle… here we go I go to work all day, dream away while there I stay Oh, the bills I’ve got to pay, God I really need a change I don’t live what I’ve become, I’ve just got to get away This corporate so-called life, it comes to an end today… hey! Come with me… Where it’s Christmas every day There’s no work, it’s always play Grab a drink and come my way To my island hideaway There’s no bills for you to pay There’s no phone that rings all day Tell your boss to go away It’s your island holiday! Well, this “career life” ain’t for me, how they do it, I don’t see But there’s presents on the way, so I guess I’d better stay When you see me staring off, to nowhere at my desk all day Plug your headphones in and join me, now let’s get along our way… To where it’s Christmas every day There’s no work, it’s always play Grab a drink and come my To my island hideaway There’s no bills for you to pay There’s no phone that rings all day Tell your boss to go away It’s your island holiday – sing it! Na na, na na, na na, na na na na Na na, na na, na na, na na na na Try as you may, you’ll spend your work day In my tropical breakroom getaway In the sun and the sand with a drink in your hand Come enjoy your island holiday!

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Tell your boss to go away, it's your island holiday!

The song Island Holiday was originally released on 7" Vinyl as a part of the Whenever Christmas Comes Around EP from 2010. After the the vinyl went out of print, a digital single version was released (2011). This maxi-single includes the single version, an Alternate Version and a previously unreleased Instrumental Version.

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released October 4, 2011

All songs written and performed by Roy Holliday, © Strange Highways (BMI).

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Roy Holliday Fort Worth, Texas

Roy Holliday is a Texas based songwriter, occasional radio show host and founding member of the band Sand Dollar Rodeo. Whether writing, recording or sharing the stage with colorful characters across America's highways, the musical adventure always continues... Thanks for dropping in! ... more

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