By the Sea

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I come to the sea to be free

I've always belonged in this place

Stepping out of the house, such a view I see

One that instills a smile on my face.

By the sea, I've known it for so long

I've lived, loved and grown on these shores

Felt the sand between my toes as I've walked along

Discovered hope in a sunset just beyond my door.

On the beach, stars and secrets above my head

Made for just us three, my brothers and I

I've learned what it means to forget my feet of lead

To aspire and dream and put my hands towards the sky.

By the sea, I've learned so many things

With my age, I've finally begun to comprehend

A realization, acceptance of what time must bring

That with every beginning, there must be an end.

From sunrise and the morning bird's cries

To a dusk decorated with colors and stars

I've grown from a lonesome child and opened my eyes

With changing tides, both pleasure and battle scars.

Now the sea is no longer mine to hold

I can only see this place in faded pictures and dreams

The house on the beach where I've made memories of gold

Has become as tangible as stardust and sunbeams.

And I remember, I would come to the sea to be free

To the place where peace and joy, I'd find

But now the sea has been torn away from me

And this beloved place only exists in my mind.