Saturday, September 26, 2020

Kenny Chesney - It's That Time of Day


Even here in Florida it's getting clear that summer is coming to an end.  Days are getting shorter and nighttime temperatures are dropping into the (gasp!) 60s.  You can (almost) feel the chill of autumn.

Almost.

This is a song for Summer's end, if you listen.


It's That Time of Day (songwriter: Kenny Chesney)

It's that time of day
That we all knew would come
To pay for all the rum
And pull up anchor cause we're done
It's that time of day
I see a cotton candy sky
So many colors in my eyes
Proof again God's alive

This ain't a goodbye
It's a "till I see you again"
What a wonderful time
We've all shared my friends
Another day at sea
Has come and gone away
So adios to Jost
Adios to Jost
Adios to Jost
It's that time of day

It's that time of day
When we bottle up the sun
Let our inhibitions run
Feeling courageous and numb
It's that time of day
When we take a leap of faith
Hand in hand as we pray
In this moment we could stay

This ain't a goodbye
It's a "till I see you again"
What a wonderful time
We've all shared my friends
Another day at sea
Has come and gone away
So adios to Jost
Adios to Jost
Adios to Jost
It's that time of day

Adios to Jost
Adios to Jost
Adios to Jost
It's that time of day

I see sails in silhouette
A sailor's sky turning red
So many I love you's said
Toasts are made
It's that time of day
It's that time of day
It's that time of day

Adios to Jost
Adios to Jost
Adios to Jost
It's that time of day

"Jost" is a reference to Jost Van Dyke island in the British Virgin Islands.  Jost is a small island with only 298 inhabitants, but they seem like good folks.  Hurricane Irma hit them hard but they took things in hand:

With little aid from the British or territorial governments during the week following the storm, Jost Van Dyke's 298 residents set up a recovery and command center Foxy’s Tamarind Bar and Restaurant.[4]Food from other restaurants and residences were brought to Foxy's, which housed the island's only major, surviving refrigerator and generators before others were repaired by the Royal Marines later that month.[4] Residents used a salvaged chainsaw to clear roads and connect remote parts of the islands.[4]

Chesney filmed an earlier music video there.  It sounds like a fun place:

Included in the video were several scenes at One Love Bar and Ivan's Stress-Free Bar where it is common for patrons to mix their own drinks and leave their payment in the register.

 

3 comments:

Old NFO said...

Sounds good to me!

Jack Bauer said...

You should move down to SOUTH Florida. The sunset/sunrise times don’t shift much down by the equator...

Toirdhealbheach Beucail said...

We are about to hit 60's in the evenings as well here Borepatch. I sure hope this is really Autumn and we are not going to get snookered by another heat wave.