Lyrics

Beachbum
Dan Rourke
Copyright 1986

Verse - 1
I?ve been takin? it easy, lyin?in the sun, I?ve givin? up, livin? life on the run.
I quit my job, now I live by the sea, workin? nine to five, it?s just not for me.
I get up with tide, surf with the sun, I work only enough to support my fun.
There?s more to life than a house and a car, I?ll spend my time, beneath the sun and the stars.

Chorus
I?m lyin? on the beach, with a beer in my hand, when the sun goes down, I?ll play some songs with the band.
Walkin? up the beach, here comes a girl with a tan, and everybody keeps tellin? me
Son we don?t understand.

Verse ? 2
I thought I had it all, the perfect life, a house in the hills, and a lovely wife.
Lookin? good, I was well on my way, thirty more years, cash in my 401K.
But then one day it occurred to me, the best things in life, there always free.
I changed my plans, my priorities, I went back to the sea, back to bein? me.

Chorus
I?m lyin? on the beach, with a beer in my hand, when the sun goes down, I?ll play some songs with the band.
Walkin? up the beach, here comes that girl with a tan, and everybody keeps tellin? me
Son we don?t understand.

Bridge
Palm trees blue skies, a gentle breeze, clear blue water, that?s all I need.

End
No more traffic jams, no time cards to punch,
No payment books, forget the half hour lunch,
A simpler life like it used to be,
Just the sun and the moon, the sand and the sea.

If you want to come along, you know where I?ll be.
If you want to live down by the sea, come with me.