Island on the Lake Lyrics

Every single townie had his or her say

About what should be done with the island on the lake

I guess it's not that uncommon of a tale

The rich got richer

And the poor paid the bills

Mayor Weminuche had his eyes upon the prize

His anti-island speech won him the election of '09

The bankers funded him, they didn't know otherwise

And the pro-island folk didn't stand a chance

Laps are only fun when you get to choose your stroke

You don't know when you'll get to catch your breath

If you need a quick escape

Swim on over to the island on the lake

The hippies all hung out there

Bout a quarter past five

Trees started talking

I swear the forest came alive

Grove street jail's where they spent most of their time

Dreamin' of the island, a place to unwind

They came in with their tractors, and caught the hippies in their tracks

The hippies howled and hissed as they tried to push them back

The townies shoved them off and blamed it on the grass

Shouldn't have written them off that fast

Laps are only fun when you get to choose your stroke

You don't know when you'll get to catch your breath

If you need a quick escape

Swim on over to the island on the lake

See what the bankers didn't realize is that

Their kids would go there too

They'd steal their daddies' motorboats, and no one even knew

They'd just hang out with the hippies, and share a drink or two

They did everything, that they weren't supposed to do

When Mayor Weminuche gave his infamous address

The parents didn't mind it, but the kids, they knew what was next

Same thing happened in the next town over

Parents make the rules, till the kids get older

Laps are only fun when you get to choose your stroke

You don't know when you'll get to catch your breath

If you need a quick escape

Swim on over to the island on the lake