Got a letter from a long lost cousin of mine Who owns a little piece of heaven in the Argentine It's a different planet, it's a different place He calls it out of this world without traveling to space It's not just a lesson in geography No equation to unravel algebraically It's written in the wind and on the tropical sea From south of the equator it keeps callin' to me South American well you know I would South American if I only could I wanna be, I wanna be going back You only get to heaven if you chase your dreams Let the paparazzi flash, let the tabloid scream I've been around too long to care what anyone says I'm hungry and I'm doing lunch with Cameron Diaz South American she's got that tango look South American she'll read you like a book I wanna be, I wanna be going back It rolls off my tongue like a magical phrase A simple translation this message conveys Gimme that, gimme that South American girl I wanna be, I wanna be where it's at South American I'm not on some trip South American I just long for a ship A sailing boat or anything that floats Going back