MUSIC FOR SALE

Verse 1
Suitcase heavy with the things I thought I’d need
Chasing shadows where the palm trees shadows fleed
Into a sky of blue, halfway ‘round the world
Just a solo traveler, watching life unfurl
I stepped into a neon light, a bar beside the bay
And saw a beauty in the bar that took my breath away.
​Chorus
Oh, the rhythm of the waves is calling out my name
And the beating of my heart is feeling just the same
Lost in a dream on a foreign shore
Got into a feeling I haven’t felt before
In the humidity and the starlight glow
I’m far away from the life I know.
​Verse 2
I couldn’t find the words, I couldn’t find the nerve
So I walked down to the water, where the shorelines curve
The sand was cool beneath my wandering feet
Thinking of a way to make our two worlds meet
Lost in the silence, staring at the black
Waiting for a sign but there’s no turning back.
​Bridge
Then a voice like velvet broke through the dark
“What are you seeking? Why the lonely spark?”
I turned and saw her standing, the girl from the bar
I stammered out a nothing, like a falling star
She tilted her head with a smile so slight
“Do you like me? I won't ruin your night!"
​Chorus
Oh, the rhythm of the waves is calling out my name
And the beating of my heart is feeling just the same
Lost in a dream on a foreign shore
Got into a feeling I haven’t felt before
In the humidity and the starlight glow
I’m far away from the life I know.
​Verse 3
“I do,” I whispered, “I like you just fine,
I’m just lost for words, I’ve run out of time.”
She didn’t say a word, she just took my hand
Led me past the shadows and the golden sand
Up to her room while the ceiling fan spun
The night was beginning, though the day was done.
​Chorus
Oh, the rhythm of the waves is calling out my name
And the beating of my heart is feeling just the same
Lost in a dream on a foreign shore
Got into a feeling I haven’t felt before
In the humidity and the starlight glow
I’m far away from the life I know.
​Chorus (Outro)
She’s behind the curtain, I hear the water fall
My head is spinning, leaning ‘gainst the wall
Then she walks toward me, the world falls away
And the gates of heaven open up to stay
Yeah, the gates of heaven...
In the starlight glow.