A Dip in the Ocean

It's you and me on a beach
 In 1998
 Leaning into the breeze
 From the willows
 And rhythm and grace are reborn in this place
 I'm assured the procedure is painless
 The taxicab with no brakes
 Around the mountain pass
 Keep your head in your hands
 If anybody asks
 What you mean when you were picking a fight
 You were only complimenting the waitress
 Give us a room with a mountain view
 A tiny cabana by the water
 Yeah, by the water
 And I got a rental for an hour or two
 For a ride up the coast and a dip in the ocean
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 The waterfront is alight
 With citronella flame
 Tourists flashing the night
 From the grottoes
 And gathering now on the heel-worn planks
 For a drunken promenade or a mambo
 And lovers paddle a boat
 On the molten bay
 Veering into the reeds
 On a ripple
 And playing it cool in a bar by the pool
 With a Caribbean Kiss Amaretto
 Give us a room with a mountain view
 A tiny cabana by the water
 Yeah, by the water
 And I got a rental for an hour or two
 For a ride up the coast and a dip in the ocean
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 Get a load of the light in the trees
 And the sweet decay on the maritime breeze
 The sun's hitching on a weather balloon
 And the heat off the tarmac
 Burning a hole in a gold afternoon
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 Give us a room with a mountain view
 A tiny cabana by the water
 Yeah, by the water
 And I got a rental for an hour or two
 And a bottle in a cooler
 Maps and a big brown towel
 It's a beater but today will do
 For a ride up the coast and a dip in the ocean