Back in the Sixties

Back in the sixties, we were young
Bare feet on the boardwalk sun
Salt on our skin, hair full of spray
Laughing our troubles clean away

We’d swim till our arms turned slow
Then walk that coast like we owned the glow
Los Angeles laid out wide and blue
And every wave came back to you

I still see the pier in my mind
That white-hot summer, line by line
You took my hand and said “Stay near”
Like the whole world disappeared

Back in the sixties
We were so young
Back in the sixties
We learned to fly
Sea in our lungs, light in our eyes
Back in the sixties
We were so young

We’d dry off fast on a faded towel
Talk about nothing, laugh too loud
Ice cream melting down your wrist
Little wild moments I still miss

The tide kept time at the edge of day
And every goodbye got swept away
I never knew then what time could do
Till all those summers turned into you

I still see the pier in my mind
That white-hot summer, line by line
You took my hand and said “Stay near”
Like the whole world disappeared

Back in the sixties
We were so young
Back in the sixties
We learned to fly
Sea in our lungs, light in our eyes
Back in the sixties
We were so young