WHO - Sea & Sand lyrics

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Here by the sea and sand<br>Here by the sea and sand<br>Nothing ever goes as planned,<br>Nothing ever goes as planned,<br>I just couldn't face going home<br>I just couldn't face going home<br>It was just a drag on my own.<br>It was just a drag on my own.<br>They finally threw me out<br>They finally threw me out<br>My mother got drunk on stout,<br>My mother got drunk on stout,<br>My dad couldn't stand on two feet,<br>My dad couldn't stand on two feet,<br>As he lectured about morality.<br>As he lectured about morality.<br>Now I guess the families complete,<br>Now I guess the families complete,<br>With me hanging round on the street<br>With me hanging round on the street<br>Or here on the beach.<br>Or here on the beach.<br><br>The girl I love<br>The girl I love<br>Is a perfect dresser,<br>Is a perfect dresser,<br>Wears every fashion<br>Wears every fashion<br>Gets it to the tee.<br>Gets it to the tee.<br>Heavens above,<br>Heavens above,<br>I got to match her<br>I got to match her<br>She knows just how<br>She knows just how<br>She wants her man to be<br>She wants her man to be<br>Leave it to me.<br>Leave it to me.<br><br>My jacket's gonna be cut slim and checked<br>My jacket's gonna be cut slim and checked<br>Maybe a touch of seersucker with an open neck<br>Maybe a touch of seersucker with an open neck<br>I ride a g.s. scooter with my hair cut neat<br>I ride a g.s. scooter with my hair cut neat<br>I wear my wartime coat in the wind and sleet.<br>I wear my wartime coat in the wind and sleet.<br><br>I see her dancing<br>I see her dancing<br>Across the ballroom<br>Across the ballroom<br>Uv light making starshine<br>Uv light making starshine<br>Of her smile.<br>Of her smile.<br>I am the face,<br>I am the face,<br>She has to know me,<br>She has to know me,<br>I'm dressed up better than anyone<br>I'm dressed up better than anyone<br>Within a mile.<br>Within a mile.<br><br>So how come the other tickets look much better? <br>So how come the other tickets look much better? <br>Without a penny to spend they dress to the letter.<br>Without a penny to spend they dress to the letter.<br>How come the girls come on oh so cool<br>How come the girls come on oh so cool<br>Yet when you meet 'em, every one's a fool? <br>Yet when you meet 'em, every one's a fool? <br><br>Come sleep on the beach<br>Come sleep on the beach<br>Keep within my reach<br>Keep within my reach<br>I just want to die with you near<br>I just want to die with you near<br>I'm feeling so high with you here.<br>I'm feeling so high with you here.<br>I'm wet and I'm cold<br>I'm wet and I'm cold<br>But thank God I ain't old<br>But thank God I ain't old<br>I should have split home at fifteen<br>I should have split home at fifteen<br>Why didn't I ever say what I mean? <br>Why didn't I ever say what I mean? <br>There's a story that the grass is so green,<br>There's a story that the grass is so green,<br>What did I see? <br>What did I see? <br>Where have I been? <br>Where have I been? <br><br>Nothing is planned, by the sea and the sand<br>Nothing is planned, by the sea and the sand