I know it's been said before
But the sea can sound so deliciously cool
While compounding your ears with a deafening roar
It never replies
Like a fool in a play
You can get it to say anything that you want it to say
Whisper and listen, listen
Kiss me, old man
Rock me and wash me away
Breathing and weaving
You're a salty old man
You be the tide and I'll be the bay
♪
Come stay with me for a few weeks
The winters up there aren't especially cold
I'll warm up your hands
Put a rose in your cheeks
And you'll feel so content
Like the cat with the cream
And I'll get you to mean what I want you to mean
Whisper and listen, listen
Kiss me, old man
Rock me and wash me away
Breathing and weaving
You're a salty old man
You be the tide and I'll be the bay
♪
And then as I finally laid there in your arms
Forgetting the things I remembered to say
'Cause I'm feeling so safe and surrounded with calm
You'll be shining like a pin when it's new
The words will be doing what I told them to do
Whisper and listen, listen
Kiss me, old man
Rock me and wash me away
Breathing and weaving
You're a salty old man
You be the tide and I'll be the bay
You be the tide and I'll be the bay