Greatest Hits Volume II album; the two men had also teamed up in 1999 to cover Buffett s beloved Margaritaville on Jackson s covers album,
Under the Influence. It s Five O Clock Somewhere was co-written by Jim Moose Brown and Don Rollins. With its breezy tempo, playful pedal steel and fiddle, and easygoing guitars, the song conjures an afternoon with no cares in the world. The lyrics incorporate vivid imagery Work day passes like molasses in wintertime / But it s July to describe a worker who needs a vacation (and a stiff drink). I m getting paid by the hour, and older by the minute / My boss just pushed me over the limit / I d like to call him something / I think I ll just call it a day.