There are windows on the water Lighting up the silver strand Shining on the sea Shining on the sea And the ocean's just a player On an old piano Who repeats one melody Repeats one melody I belong on the shore Hustlin' nickels and dimes 'Cause it ain't long before it's gone You might as well have a good time Well, the elbows of his jacket Are blue and shiny He's drunk and gone to seed He's drunk and gone to seed And he mumbles as he plays The only song he knows It's the only song he needs The only song he needs I belong on the shore Hustlin' nickels and dimes 'Cause it ain't long before it's gone You might as well have a good time All his restless music Don't mean a damn thing to me The shallow or the deep Said, the shallow or the deep And if you're free this evening We'll go out together And party 'till we sleep I said, party 'till we sleep And I belong on the shore Hustlin' nickels and dimes 'Cause it ain't long before it's gone You might as well have a good time I belong on the shore Hustlin' nickels and dimes 'Cause it ain't long before it's gone You might as well have a good time You might as well have a good time