Beach Song

Woke up this morning it was 1969 and I was

Tangled up like christmas lights around an old girlfriend of mine

We'd watch the east bring up the dawn, race west and drink our kisses as the

Sun sank down to drown within the sea

Seasons came and seasons went, love got made and love got meant

Wake up late to pass out spent, play all day and pay the rent

And things were finally starting to make sense, the world was ours to save

And every day it seemed like it could last forever

Woke up from that dream and it was 2001

Shirts tucked in and drinks with gin and living on the run

Our happy ending never got around to getting done, it seems like

Everyone's still playing games but they sure don't look like fun, and they tell me

You don't have to change the world, you don't have to save the girl

You don't have to live your life like you believe in something more

You shouldn't want for her to wait, you're pretty good but you're not great

Just sit back down and take your mind off everything you think you should do

People I meet say to cover your feet and try a different pair of shoes every night

But what do you do when it's shoe number two that seems to be the one you fit just right

Do you go ahead and roll with the moment even though you both know it's gonna

Hurt like a mother when your foot comes out

Or do you throw it away and keep shopping

Or think about stopping there to wear it till the sole gives out

And I'll be back to save the world, sing my songs and get that girl

And I will try to live my life like I believe in something more

And when it all seems less than great I guess I'll put my trust in fate

Just sit back down and take my mind off and try to stop aching for you