text: Here by the sea and sand
  Nothing ever goes as planned
  I just couldnt face going home
  It was just a drag on my own
  They finally threw me out
  My mom got drunk on stout
  My dad couldnt stand on two feet
  As he lectured about morality
  Now I guess the familys complete
  With me hanging round on the street
  Or here on the beach
  The girl I love
  Is a perfect dresser
  Wears every fashion
  Gets it to the tee
  Heavens above
  I got to match her
  She knows just how
  She wants her man to be
  Leave it to me
  My jackets gonna be cut slim and checked
  Maybe a touch of seersucker with an open neck
  I ride a G.S. scooter with my hair cut neat
  I wear my wartime coat in the wind and sleet
  I see her dance
  Across the ballroom
  UV light making starshine
  Of her smile
  I am the face
  She has to know me
  Im dressed up better than anyone
  Within a mile
  So how come the other tickets look much better?
  Without a penny to spend they dress to the letter
  How come the girls come on oh so cool
  Yet when you meet em, every ones a fool?
  Come sleep on the beach
  Keep within my reach
  I just want to die with you near
  Im feeling so high with you here
  Im wet and Im cold
  But thank God I aint old
  Why didnt I ever say what I mean?
  I should have split home at fifteen
  Theres a story that the grass is so green
  What did I see?
  Where have I been?
  Nothing is planned, by the sea and the sand