WHY CAN'T WE LIVE BY THE SEA (Robert J. Purvis)


Somewhere the sun shines brighter

The seagulls fly higher and free

I often go down there

I feel so at home there

Oh, why can't I live by the sea?


A cool wind that blows in the morning

A new day is smiling on me

Surrounded by splendour

I have to surrender

Oh, why can't I live by the sea?


Stroll on the sand

Buy an ice from the man

It's always there, always there

Long, winding pier

It's in line with the sky

Wonderful place

Let me linger a moment


Beacons that shine from the harbour

Reflecting their light on the sea

The tide slowly rising

It isn't surprising that I want to live by the sea


[scat singing (in place of solo)]


[repeat last verse]


The tide slowly rising

It isn't surprising that I want to live by the sea.


©1975 Ganga Publishing B.V.

lyrics transcribed by Tom Brennan