Palm Beach Pete

Palm Beach Pete by Michael Karaz Verse 1 Down where the shoreline glows gold at night Palm trees whisper in neon light There’s a man on the corner with a crooked grin Sipping something strong with a twist of sin They say, “Hey Pete, man you look like that guy…” He just shrugs it off, lets the rumors fly Got no time for ghosts or a past that ain’t his He’s just chasing sunsets, doing his biz Pre-Chorus Every whisper in the breeze Every stare that never leaves He just laughs and lets it roll away --- Chorus Ohhh, Palm Beach Pete, he’s living free Got salt in his hair and a heart like the sea They can talk, they can point, they can say what they need But he don’t care — he’s just Palm Beach Pete Ohhh, Palm Beach Pete, dancing in the heat Barefoot rhythm on a backstreet beat Not your story, not your name, not your scene Just a man in the sun — Palm Beach Pete --- Verse 2 He drives an old car that rattles and hums Radio plays those forgotten drums Knows every bartender from here to Key West Never stays long, never needs rest They say, “Man, you sure you ain’t hiding a past?” He just lights a smoke and he laughs real fast “Brother, I’m just me, ain’t nobody else Just trying to get by, like everybody else.” --- Pre-Chorus Shadows follow where he goes But he don’t wear those clothes He just walks on by, unchained --- Chorus Ohhh, Palm Beach Pete, he’s living free Got salt in his hair and a heart like the sea They can talk, they can point, they can say what they need But he don’t care — he’s just Palm Beach Pete Ohhh, Palm Beach Pete, dancing in the heat Barefoot rhythm on a backstreet beat Not your story, not your name, not your scene Just a man in the sun — Palm Beach Pete --- Bridge Maybe we all wear faces we didn’t choose Maybe we all got something to lose But Pete don’t fight it, he don’t pretend He just pours another drink and calls you friend --- **Final Chorus (big, Def Leppard-style)** Ohhh, Palm Beach Pete, let him be Ain’t no ghost gonna steal his breeze He’s alive, he’s loud, he’s wild, he’s clean Just a name in the sun — Palm Beach Pete Ohhh, Palm Beach Pete, still on his feet Laughing through the judgment in the summer heat You can say what you want, but you won’t change a thing He’s just living his life — Palm Beach Pete