Livin' It Up 

By: Jimmy Buffett, Josh Leo, J.D. Souther 

1983 

He took one last look 

Tossed that address book 

His odyssey has begun 

No time to see sights 

Ran all the red lights 

Burned all his bridges 

Now it's love on the run 



Chorus: 

Livin' it up 

Is takin' all of his time 

But he ain't givin' it up 

It suits his temperament fine 



Up on the bandstand 

Plays for a few fans 

Workin' for minimum wage 

He spots her lookin' 

His brain is cookin' 

She takes her seat 

At the foot of the stage 



Chorus: 

Livin' it up 

Is takin' all of his time 

But he ain't givin' it up 

It suits his temperament fine 



Yeah he loves livin' it up 

And takin' all of his time 

But he ain't givin' it up 

It never crosses his mind 



Didn't say much, had a soft touch 

Knew what felt good in her man 

He was the same way and they split the next day 

Sang all the way through the Yucatan 



Chorus: 

Livin' it up 

Is takin' all of our time 

But we ain't givin' it up 

It never crosses our mind 

No no no he's just livin' it up 

And takin' all of his time 

But he ain't givin' her up 

She suits his temperament fine 

Yeah she's just livin' it up 

And takin' all of his time 



But she ain't givin' him up 

It never crosses her mind 



- Notes: 

Background Vocals: Josh Leo, Vince Melamed, Danny Burns 

Synthesizer: Vince Melamed 

Bass: Danny Burns 

Drums: Thom Mooney and The Linn Drum Machine