Story Behind The Song
The song is based on the experience of growing up in beach town and spending summers with the family and friends at the water's edge. Those days produced a lot of fond memories and were part of the coming of age process.
Song Description
The song is a mid-tempo acoustic ballad looking back at life in a California beach town. The track features bright acoustic guitars and organ to achieve a dreamy kind of sound.
| Song Length |
3:11 |
Genre |
Country - Americana, Pop - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Serene |
Subject |
Life, Beach |
| Similar Artists |
Harry Chapin, Jimmy Buffet |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
KIDS ON THE BEACH
Mark Patterson
Copyright 2023
The surf was freezing but the sand was warm
The shoreline stretched for a mile
Between the sun and senoritas a guy could get burned
But some things you just can't teach
Like the memories made and the lessons we learned
When we were just kids on the beach
Little ones laugh playing tag with the waves
Teenage couples watch for awhile
But they're too busy playing their own game
And though the prize is different for each
They can play it forever but it's never the same
As when they were kids on the beach
Growing up a block from the ocean
Falling asleep to the surf every night
Childhood dreams and plans set in motion
Offshore breeze whispers everything is alright
An older couple was watching us once
Something about us just made them smile
By remembering summers so long ago
When the dream was still within reach
If they only knew then what now they know
When they were just kids on the beach
If they only knew then what now they know
When they were just kids on the beach
When they were just kids on the beach
We were just kids on the beach