What’s a song lyric that has stuck with you forever?

One of the first songs I recall memorizing was a country song, “The Gambler”, by Kenny Rogers …

But the best one for this post has got to be the Jimmy Buffett classic, “Cheeseburger In Paradise”,

Oh YES,

“Tried to amend my carnivorous habit

Made it nearly 70 days
Losing weight without speed, eating sunflower seeds

Drinking lots of carrot juice and soaking up rays

But at night I’d have these wonderful dreams

Some kind of sensuous treat
Not zucchini fettucini or bulgur wheat

But a big warm bun and a huge hunk of meat

Cheeseburger in paradise
Heaven on Earth with an onion slice

Not too particular, not too precise
I’m just a cheeseburger in paradise

Heard about the oldtime sailor men
They’d eat the same thing again and again

Warm beer and bread, they said could raise the dead

Well, it reminds me of the menu at a Holiday Inn

But times have changed for sailors these days

When I’m in port, I get what I need
Not just havanas or bananas or daiquiris

But that American creation on which I feed

Cheeseburger in paradise
Medium-rare with mustard’d be nice

Heaven on Earth with an onion slice

I’m just a cheeseburger in paradise

I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer

Well, good God almighty which way do I steer

For my,

Cheeseburger in paradise
Making the best of every virtue and vice

Worth every damn bit of sacrifice
To get a cheeseburger in paradise
Get me a cheeseburger in paradise
I’m just a cheeseburger in paradise

I like mine with lettuce and tomato
Heinz 57 and french fried potatoes
Big kosher pickle and a cold draft beer

Well, good God almighty which way do I steer?…”

Songwriters: Jimmy Buffett

Source: Musixmatch

So SO good …