The sun is hot and that old clock is movin' slow And so am IWork day passes like molasses in winter time But it's July Getting paid by the hour and older by the minute My boss just pushed me over the limit I could call him something Think I'll just call it a day Pour me something tall and strong Make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve but I don't care It's five o'clock somewhere This lunch break is gonna take all afternoon Half the night Tomorrow morning I know there'll be hell to pay But, hey, that's all right I ain't had a day off now, in over a year My Jamaican vacation's gonna start right here If the phone's for me you can tell them I just sailed away Pour me something tall and strong Make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve but I don't care It's five o'clock somewhere I could pay off my tab, pour myself in a cab And be back to work before two At a moment like this, I can't help but wonder What would Jimmy Buffett do Funny you should ask Alan, I'd say Pour me something tall and strong Make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve but I don't care Pour me something tall and strong Make it a hurricane before I go insane It's only half past twelve but I don't careit's five o'clock somewhere But he don't care, I don't care TogetherIt's five o'clock somewhere