Going Down To Cuba

[Verse 1] Sometimes I get to feeling low I wish I could just pick up and go Somewhere new might change my point of view Or maybe somebody—I don't know [Verse 2] I toss the idea to and fro Not sure what makes it come and go But there it is again, sweet music on the wind From over the Gulf of Mexico [Chorus] I'm going to down to Cuba someday soon Following that Caribbean moon It's been too long since I've been there I'm going down there to see my friends Down where the rhythm never ends Where women wear gardenias in their hair [Post-Chorus] People will tell you it's not easy You're not supposed to go, they say They say that Cuba is the enemy I'm going down there anyway [Chorus] I'm going down to Cuba to see my friends Down where the rhythm never ends And no problem is too difficult to solve Yeah, times are tough down there, it's true But you know they're gonna make it through They make such continuous use of the verb "to resolve" [Post-Chorus] They've got to deal with that embargo Enough to drive any country insane They might not know all the freedoms you and I know They do know what to do in a hurricane [Verse 3] Maybe I'll go through Mexico And old Jesse Helms don't have to know Anyway, all the allies of the USA Travel to Cuba everyday [Chorus] I'm going down to Cuba to see my friends Down where the rhythm never ends Where by comparison my troubles just unravel I'm North American, you know Don't like to hear where I can't go Free people will insist on the freedom to travel [Post-Chorus] I'm going to drink the ron añejo (No, no, the mojito) And walk out on the Malecón (The Malecón) In one hand a Monte Cristo And in the other an ice cream cone [Chorus] I'm going down to Cuba with my band We're gonna formulate a plan Whereby we obtain that "cultural" permission If I told you once, I told you trés It'll put a smile on your face To see a Chevrolet with a Soviet transmission [Post-Chorus] (Oh that mojito) (Malécon) (Yes) [Verse 4] Ah but the country casts a spell And there are things I think of still Like the beauty of that woman who spoke to me In the Hotel Nacional [Verse 5] I'm gonna book my flight today I am definitely on my way Just hold my place and I'll get back in the race When I'm back in the USA