i got a place that i like to slip off to when everything starts closin in and i got some ways that the world don t agree with yeah some folks would call it a sin but i work like a dog and i m good at my job and i live for a one day weekend so i m takin off and i might stay a week hell i may never come back again chorus 1 i need a breather a sweet senorita writin my name in the sand i need a break from this job and this angry boss man some coconut lotion a chair by the ocean just sit back and take it all in i got the fever and i need a breather again the people at work they think i m a loner but i need some time to myself and i don t want to waste my precious vacation livin for somebody else cause i ll have a drink and i might fall down and i don t think that they d understand i know it all sounds a little bit crazy well maybe that s just what i am chorus 1 things fell apart down at the office and i m getting blamed for it all i ve only been back for a couple of days and i m already climbin the wall chorus 2 hey i need a breather a stiff margarita bring em as fast as you can cause i need a break from this job and this angry boss man some coconut lotion a chair by the ocean just kick back and take it all in yeah i got the fever i need a breather again i got the fever and i need a breather again yes i do