A family of musicians took shelter for the night In the little harbor church of St. Cecilia Two guitars, bata, bass drum and tambourine Rose of Jericho
I spent a week drinking the sunlight of Winnetka, California Where they understand the weight of human hearts You see sorrow gets too heavy and joy it
Ever since the fall I've abandoned all the shadows Replacing history with moral victories And this light around my body, what it seems to be I'm still
I'm gonna head down to the coast Where nothing ever seems to matter You know I love it there the most When every piece of my world gets scattered Blue
You say the weather in Atlanta Is foggy and gray Your work gets harder everyday And your new boyfriend is holdin' on too tight I got a gig at the beach
Woke up in another lifetime It's a shame it's just not right now Dreaming of the coast of Carolina Dreaming all the ways that you will smile Come down
[Chorus:] Come rest your soul, the presence of God is here now The coast is clear, you dont even have to worry The truth is that HE's on your side His
Above my bed, in this ugly room Hangs the whisper of the same man You can't be my father, for the love we've shown It's just a little to me, it's never
I sat there on the coast of Marseilles My thoughts came by like wind through my hand How good it'd be to feel you again How good it'd be to feel that
Last drag on a Lucky One more swallow in the glass Spend my time like dirty money Each hour longer than the last It's easy to remember All the times
Take me back, across the Sea Of Vilayet, to my Queen No kingdom hers, but for the Sea A coastal curse, a pirate's dream Scourge of the West coast Hellcat
Just a little bit gun-shy With a criminal mind She came in like an animal And left like an innocent child Now I'm stranded on empty Across nation lines
For 24 hours on the Ivory Coast, They relieved soldiers from their post, And they gave champagne, for a toast, To pay dividends to the country's host.
The way it goes, is the way it goes. I'm all right to go So go... ...you go. They took their things and headed for the coast Denied of all in life they
[Intro:] From city to city, coast II coast Friday night is the night they like to party the most (We came, to rock, for everybody) From city to city
Die, die, die on a Spanish coast Die like a clown with no friend around This used to be a Spanish town Die, die, die on a Spanish coast Die like a fly
They're closin' down the hangout The air is turnin' cool Shuttin' off the superslide The kids are back in school The tourist traps are empty Vacancy
I've met so many people who look the same Most were forgotten but you still remain Most of the time I don't care But London's so far away when you're