100 Songs of Summer #52 “If I Had a Boat” by Lyle Lovett
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07/14/2013
In honor of Texas troubadour Lyle Lovett’s stop in Westhampton Beach, our Top 100 Songs of Summer Countdown continues with a song that could have been written with the East End in mind.
Hamptons 100 Songs of Summer #52
“If I Had a Boat” by Lyle Lovett
The 1988 album Pontiac may be the best this multi-Grammy winner has ever recorded, and the most enduring single is without question this poetic offering. Whether they express the recollections of a man looking back at hopes of a more innocent time or reveal the one-day-I’ll-pack-up-and-light-out dreams of a hopeful romantic, the lyrics capture the freedom inherent in simply setting sail.
If I had a boat I’d go out on the ocean And if I had a pony I’d ride him on my boat And we could all together Go out on the ocean Me upon my pony on my boat
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