remember the heaviness of the sun and the flat heat
remember the powdery white flour sand on the wide beach
remember the clouds unscrolling slowly

i don't know exactly how or why the moon beguiles the tides
for a while she draws them out then she sends them in again
i don't know exactly how or why the song the sea provides
never ceases to teach us a way to begin again

remember the numberless coral clouds in the clear blue
remember the crystals of salt on your skin when i kissed you
and all the while the tides unscrolling slowly

i don't know exactly how or why the moon beguiles the tides
for a while she draws them out then she sends them in again
i don't know exactly how or why the song the sea provides
never ceases to teach us a way to begin again