A Seaside Prayer

from Star Stuff by Great Elk

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lyrics

A SEASIDE PRAYER

The ocean plays a perfect serenade
with voices in the air
The kids are lined up at the old arcade
the seaside sends a prayer

Flies are buzzing at the lemonade
free hands block the glare
The sun burns another shoulder blade
but darling don’t despair

The moment is gone
don’t you cry
The trip that we’re on
is gonna fly
Hold on to my arm
and we’ll get by
Hold on to my arm
by and by

All that you see
is all that we’ve got
It’s just you and me
you know that’s a lot
Yeah, all that you see
is all that we’ve got
it’s just you and me
you know that’s a lot

Tankers on the h’rizon burn, then fade
the coaster riders scream
Soaring seagulls and the terns invade
the hot dog vendors’ steam

The fortune tellers on the promenade
foretell a closing scene
The seaside sings a perfect serenade
while all the world careens

The moment is gone
don’t you cry
The trip that we’re on
is gonna fly
Hold on to my arm
and we’ll get by
Hold on to my arm
by and by

All that you see
is all that we’ve got
It’s just you and me
you know that’s a lot
Yeah, all that you see
is all that we’ve got
it’s just you and me
girl, that’s a lot

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from Star Stuff, released July 1, 2015

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