Saturday, April 18, 1981

Song #20.1 Down by the Sea



DOWN BY THE SEA


Chorus

See no reason to leave peace by the sea

See no reason to leave down by the sea

 

Daughter of Hitler’s land

You showed me the rocky path

Down to the sea

You brought peace to me

Down by the sea


Chorus

Lady from a forest home

Who knows the joy of touching skin

Your man there with the always grin

Smilin’ so easily

Down by the sea

 

Chorus

And those from the midnight sun

Mid-life crisis just begun

Young suitors in tow

Down by the sea

 

See no reason to leave down by the sea

See no reason to leave down by the sea

We’ll all meet again some day

Maybe under a southern sky

In the Antipodes

Down by the sea

 

And those who call this island home

Turn to wine to help them through

Too many foreign mouths to feed

Sweet bitterness

Down by the sea

 

Chorus

 

Patmos 1981

 

Commentary

Observations of various people met on Patmos. I remember playing around with this while sitting on the sand right at the water’s edge at night. The sound of the gentle lapping of waves made the perfect accompaniment to the soft moody feeling of the song. Any recording would need to include such a sound effect!

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