Story Behind The Song
Written after many trips to the beach.
Song Description
Walking along the beach, I compare my love found to that of finding a rare and beautiful sea shell.
| Song Length |
3:15 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Adorable, Content |
Subject |
Falling in Love, General |
| Similar Artists |
James Taylor, John Mayer |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
THE SHELL SONG
(Music and Lyrics by John Tracy Wilson)
As I walked along the beach
Something caught my eye
Distant and out of reach
But oh, how it did shine
A shell so beautiful
Unlike the ones in view
The shell of which I?m speaking is you
I set off to pick it up
Steadfast in my sight
That I might cherish it
The rest of my life
Of all the ones I could select
This is the one I choose
The shell of which I?m speaking is you
There?s a chance you might be taken from me
A wave of change could take you like a shell into the sea
But my prayer today is that we?ll both be
In each other?s arms forever
As I walked along the beach
Something caught my eye
Distant and out of reach
But oh, how it did shine
A shell so beautiful
The only one I choose
The shell of which I?m speaking is you