David Baumgarten

David Baumgarten

Mother is on the Beach

Song Description

RIP mom...RIP.

Song Length 3:02 Genre Country - Americana

Lyrics

Mother is on the Beach
Copyright © 2005 David Baumgarten




[Introduction] The old man rocks himself to sleep on his bed.
The light stays on...his wife used to turn it off.
He can't bring himself to bother.
[verse] Guanyin sits atop her lotus blossom,
emptying her vase of nothing, always,
and nothing ever spills out.
[verse] A dirty faced boy asks important questions.
He expects clear answers. His first mistake.
Just who does he set you up to be?
[bridge] There's an e-mail in your inbox and you have
no idea how it got there. What pushed the buttons
over there is pushing the buttons here, where you are.
[chorus] By ocean's edge, by and by, Gentle waves kiss the sand where our dreams live and lie. Joy, 'n sorrow, lost in the spray, Seeking solace in rhythms of a lonely bay.
[verse] Mother is on the beach. Sand trapped under toe nails.
Salt on fair skin. She tries to smile for father, to let out
the joy she felt since she had her little girl. She's stopped.
[chorus] By ocean's edge, by and by, Gentle waves kiss the sand where our dreams live and lie. Joy, 'n sorrow, lost in the spray, Seeking solace in rhythms of a lonely bay.
[verse] I am rocking with the Old Man who cries on his bed.
My nose runs with his. My tears stream like his as I
pass out. I wish I could turn the light out for a moment.
[Outro] Where Is she to Help me with that Last thing
Before...(before)
I , I, Before I, too...

Lyrics David BAUMGARTEN Music David BAUMGARTEN
Producer David BAUMGARTEN Publisher David BAUMGARTEN
Performance David BAUMGARTEN
This track is on 3 Member Playlists
Playlist Creator Playlist Name Date Added
David Baumgarten Grit 3/12/2025
David Baumgarten Life & Death 3/6/2025
David Baumgarten Country 2/18/2025

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