About The Song
“Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” is a catchy tune written and performed by British-American singer-songwriter Rupert Holmes. It appears on his fifth studio album, Partners in Crime (1979). The song’s breezy, trouble-free sound immediately transports listeners to a vacation headspace.
The lyrics narrate the story of two lovers who find themselves in a stale relationship. The male narrator, feeling bored with his lady, responds to a newspaper ad. The ad author seeks someone spontaneous, enjoys piña coladas, and doesn’t mind getting caught in the rain. Surprise! The mysterious lady from the ad turns out to be his own partner. The song’s message is redemptive: they discover they have more in common than they thought and begin to rekindle their love.
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Lyrics
I was tired of my lady, we’d been together too long
Like a worn out recording of a favorite song
So while she lay there sleepin’ I read the paper in bed
And in the personal columns, there was this letter I read
If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
If you’re not into yoga, if you have half a brain
If you like making love at midnight in the dunes of the cape
Then I’m the love that you’ve looked for, write to me and escape
I didn’t think about my lady, I know that sounds kind of mean
But me and my old lady had fallen into the same old dull routine
So I wrote to the paper, took out a personal ad
And though I’m nobody’s poet, I thought it wasn’t half bad
Yes, I like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
I’m not much into health food, I am into champagne
I’ve got to meet you by tomorrow noon and cut through all this red tape
At a bar called O’Malley’s where we’ll plan our escape
So I waited with high hopes and she walked in the place
I knew her smile in an instant, I knew the curve of her face
It was my own lovely lady and she said, “oh, it’s you”
Then we laughed for a moment and I said, “I never knew”
That you like piña coladas and gettin’ caught in the rain
And the feel of the ocean and the taste of champagne
If you like making love at midnight in the dunes on the cape
You’re the lady I’ve looked for, come with me and escape
If you like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
If you’re not into yoga, if you have half a brain
If you like making love at midnight in the dunes on the cape
Then I’m the love that you’ve looked for, write to me and escape
Yes I like piña coladas and getting caught in the rain
I’m not much into health food, I am into champagne
I’ve got to meet you by tomorrow noon and cut through all this red tape
At a bar called O’Malley’s where we’ll plan our escape