It's 5 O'clock somewhere Alan Jackson The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow And so am I The workday passes like molasses in wintertime But it's July I'm gettin' paid by the hour and older by the minute My boss just pushed me over the limit I'd like to call it somethin' I think I'll just call it a day Pour me somethin' tall and strong Make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve but I don't care It's 5 O'clock somewhere This lunch break is gonna take all afternoon half the night Tomorrow morning I know they'll be hell to pay Hey, but that's alright I ain't had a day off now in over a year My Jamican vacation's gonna start right here Get the phones for me You can tell 'em I just sailed away Pour me somethin' tall and strong Make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve but I don't care It's 5 O'clock somewhere I could pay off my tab Pour myself in a cab And be back to work before 2 At a moment like this I can't help but wonder What would Jimmy Buffet do? Jimmy Buffet:Funny you should ask that I'd say Pour me somethin' tall and strong Make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve but I don't care Pour me somethin' tall and strong Make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve but I don't care Alan Jackson: He don't care... I don't care It's five o'clock somewhere What time zone am I on? What country am I in? It doesn't matter, it's five o'clock somewhere It's always on 5 in margarittaville come to think of it I heard that You've been to there haven't ya? Yes sir. I seen your boat there I've been to margarittaville a few times Alright, well that's good. I'm on my way back. Well alright, I just wanna make sure you can keep it between the navigational beacon. Alright, well it's five o'clock, let's go somewhere. I'm ready, crank it up. Let's get outta here I'm gone