Weekend In L.A.
The Toasters Lyrics

Well I want to go to Rio
I have a desire to go to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Spend a week in Paris, France
I want to spend seven days in Paris, the capital of France

Slide off down to Haiti
I wish to travel to Haiti, a Caribbean country

And do some limbo dance
I would like to participate in the traditional Caribbean dance called limbo

But I'm doing time in the city
Unfortunately, I am currently in the city and unable to travel

I just don't understand
I do not comprehend why I cannot go on vacation

I should be lying on some beach
I ought to be relaxing on a sandy shore

Writing love letters in the sand
I could take this opportunity to express my feelings in writing on the beach

Weekend in LA
Instead of my desired travel destinations, I can only afford/arrange a weekend trip to Los Angeles

So I dreamed a Greek vacation
As a way of consoling myself, I dreamed of taking a trip to Greece

And a holidy in Red Square
I imagined spending a holiday in Moscow's famous Red Square

I ran straight to Soweto
My mind took me to Soweto, the township in Johannesburg, South Africa

As they could pull out all my
I thought of something that could help me unwind my mind and relax my body

A camel ride in Egypt
I visualized myself taking a ride on the desert animal in the country of Egypt

A trek across the sand
I could take an adventure walk on a desert in Africa or the Middle East

I could be lying on some freak
I might be waiting for a phone call from someone unexpected

And do some limbo dance
I may want to participate in the Caribbean dance limbo

So I thought about a ticked
I considered purchasing a plane ticket

For a game of cricket
I enquired about attending a cricket match

From a place called Pakistan
This cricket match would take place in Pakistan

And Sheik Ali would give me the key
A man called Sheik Ali would offer me accommodations

To crib on his divan
I could sleep on his couch

We'd me up with the Mexicans
I would meet some people from Mexico and hang out with them

And sign it over booze
We would formalize our agreement by signing a contract over alcoholic drinks

And Ruby says
Someone named Ruby interjects

"This ain't no Port Au Prince"
"This can't compare to Port-au-Prince", the capital of Haiti

Have you heard the news?
Did you hear about what's been happening lately?

So what's up with Tanzania
I wonder what's going on in the African country of Tanzania

Or may be Tenerife
Perhaps, I should consider visiting Tenerife, a Spanish island in the Atlantic Ocean

I've got to catch a breather
I am feeling overwhelmed and need to take a break

Before I kick out someone's teeth
Otherwise, I might have an unpleasant outburst

And you say you'll check me later
You promise to talk to me later

But I don't see quite how
I am skeptical about how you plan to make this happen

How will you check me later
What exactly is your plan for keeping in touch with me?

If you don't need me no more?
What if you change your mind and decide you no longer want to talk to me?