We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Beach Song

from On a Receipt by Nel Gatlin

/

lyrics

And I'm alone again / 3AM and I'm still living
These old crutches will kill me / if only I'd let them
I let the night sleep / if only I could keep it
My heart sunk an hour ago / like the lights on the water

The beach is quiet now / like I'm trying to be
I wish she was here right now / I'm sure she'd listen to me

Sometimes the ocean beckons me / I pretend that I can't swim
Her hymns only depress me / with caresses cold and grim
But I'm sailing all the time / I'm with her in my mind
She loves me more than life / but life's not worth my time

And I will live alone / long enough to feel her here
Much like all the years, the years

Two miles due south
I threw away my reason
Tossed it to the water
and let it drown

Maybe I should put my drink down / and retire like the others
But my mind is running miles now / and tears nearly come

I know I'll be alone / at least til late morning comes
but I won't turn out the lights for a while

This summer I'll jump off the edge / I'll fall in love again
Will it be worth it in the end?

credits

from On a Receipt, released June 10, 2014

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Nel Gatlin image

Nel Gatlin Foley, Alabama

Nelson Gatlin is a musician from Foley AL.

I write songs about things that I am going through or things that I have been through.

I also produce music under the name AGGRESSOR. ... more

contact / help

Contact Nel Gatlin

Streaming and
Download help

Redeem code

Report this track or account

If you like Nel Gatlin, you may also like:

Bandcamp Daily  your guide to the world of Bandcamp

On Bandcamp Radio

Saxophonist Isaiah Collier chats about his new LP and the influence of Pharoah Sanders.
listen now