That sun is hot and that old clock is moving slow And so am I The workday pa**es like mola**es in wintertime But it's July I'm getting paid by the hour and older by the minute My boss just pushed me over the limit I'd love to call him something, but I 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 Well this lunchbreak is gonna take all afternoon And half the night Tomorrow morning I know there'll be hell to pay Hey, but that's alright I ain't had a day off now in over a year My Jamaican vacation's gonna start right here If the phone is for me you can tell 'em 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 But at a moment like this I can't help but wonder What would Jimmy Buffett do He'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 It's five o'clock somewhere