CHORUS: A BEACH, SO LIVE YOUR LIFE, 'CAUSE THERE'S NO REASON, TO WHY, 'CAUSE GOOD AND BAD TIMES, THEY COME AND GO, SOMETIMES THE TIDE IS HIGH, IT'S LOW, LIFE'S A BEACH, SO LIVE YOUR LIFE, AND LIVE EACH DAY, UNTIL YOU DIE, FRIENDS ARE THERE FOR YOU, THROUGH THICK AND THIN, YOU'RE THE LAST IN AND WHEN YOU WIN
I REMEMBER, BACK IN THE DAYS, I WAS YOUNG, MY FRIENDS AND I, PLAYED AND HAD FUN, WE WOULD, STAY OUTSIDE ALL DAY 'TIL IT WAS NIGHT, 'CAUSE WHEN A KID IN THE SUMMER, EVERYTHING IS ALRIGHT, AND SOME KIDS LIKED BASEBALL, SO THEY WOULD PLAY IT, FROM JUNE THE FALL, AND WE WOULD PLAY ON THE SAND, DOWN AT THE BEACH, OUR FAMILIES TOOK US THERE, AT THE END OF THE WEEK, WAS LOVELY, EVERYTHING WAS SWEET, NOT A CARE IN THE WORLD, THEN I TO NOTICE GIRLS AND THEN I TRY TO GET THEM, TO ME, BUT I'M STILL TOO YOUNG, TO DO LIKE THE TEENS.
WHEN YOU'RE A TEENAGER, THINGS TO COMPLICATE, YOU THINK ABOUT GRADES MORE AND THE FIRST PERSON YOU DATE, DO GIRLS WANT?, HOW DO YOU GIVE IT TO THEM?, HOW DO YOU FIT IN, YOUR CIRCLE OF FRIENDS?, SHOULD YOU LISTEN TO THEM?, IS LOVE?, WHAT'S THE MEANING OF IT ALL?, SHOULD YOU STARE AT THE PHONE ALL DAY?, YOU CALL HER?, WHY IS IT HARDER, NOT TO BE LATE, ON A SCHOOL NIGHT?, YOU GET ANY SLEEP TONIGHT?, YOU'VE GOT EXAMS TOMORROW AND QUESTIONS SEEM TO FOLLOW, PROM, COLLEGE, ABOUT YOUR FUTURE, 'CAUSE YOU'RE NOT A KID ANYMORE, THAT'S FOR SHORE, BUT YOU'RE STILL NOT GROWN ENOUGH, TO HOME.
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I'M ALL GROWN UP NOW, LIKE THE PRETTY GIRLS MORE, STILL BUY MY COCONUT JUICE, AT THE PHIL. IMPORTS STORE, DELIVER PIZZAS FOR CHANELLO'S ANYMORE, BUT I STILL LOVE TO THE STREETS, OF VIRGINIA BEACH AND MAYBE ONE DAY, PLAY SOME GOLF, OR TAKE A BOAT OFF THE DOCKS, AT RUDEE AND LET THE LAZY DAYS OF SUMMER ROLL, 'CAUSE I STILL LIKE IT WHEN IT'S WARM, MORE THAN WHEN IT'S COLD, 'CAUSE THE GIRLS HOT, ON ATLANTIC AVENUE AND I WANT A CUTIE, OUT AT THE BEACH TO, COME WITH ME, TO THE VIRGINIA AMPHITHEATRe AND WE CAN HAVE A TO REMEMBER THAT...
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