Strawbs - Down By The Sea lyrics

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Maybe you think, a lot like me<br />

Of those who live beside the sea<br />

Who feel so free, so I surmise<br />

With their comfortable homes, and wives<br />

Who end up drinking tea together<br />

In the afternoon of their lives.<br />

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They build their homes upon the seashore<br />

The quicksand castles of their dreams<br />

Yet take no notice of the North wind<br />

Which tears their building at the seams.<br />

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In their dismay and blind confusion<br />

The weeping widows clutch their shawls<br />

While as the sea mist ever deepens<br />

The sailors hear the sirens' calls.<br />

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And in the maelstrom sea which follows<br />

The lifeboat sinks without a trace<br />

And yet there still remain survivors<br />

To bear the shame of their disgrace.<br />

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Last night I lay in bed<br />

And held myself<br />

Trying to remember <br />

How it once was with you<br />

How your hands were softer.<br />

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Yesterday I found myself <br />

Staring into space<br />

Rather like the sailor<br />

In my own home surroundings<br />

I'm not sure I know me.<br />

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If you were me what would you do<br />

Don't tell me I don't need you to<br />

It won't help me now.