I Wish Lunch Could Last Forever

by Jimmy Buffett

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Lyrics

The place down the block, the one

with no clock

Covert rendezvous with you at the

usual time

I savor the scent of the fish on

the grill

Life's so spicy up on bar-b-q-hill

Lookin' good, you look so fine

Waiter bring us one more bottle of wine

CHORUS

I wish lunch could last forever

Make the whole day one big afternoon

We'll begin with dessert a little coconut tart

Mmmm tastes as sweet as a piece of your heart

Cafe au lait beneath the Paris moon

Don't hide you eyes just wear your disguise

Brazil's in the air I swear it feels like Mardi Gras time

I savor the scent love that Anik Goutal

As we walk in time to the cathedral bell

Repeat Chorus

I wish lunch could last forever

Make the whole day a first time love affair

We'll begin with a kiss, such a warm place to start

Let me into your life, let me into your heart

Mea culpa mea culpa carnival's in the air