The Concrete Beach

Well, come on down to the concrete beach

There ain’t no sand, but it will burn your feet

We’re sitting in the smog and the sweltering heat

And you can’t surf on a dead end street

Ain’t no pools, there ain’t no beach

On the wrong side of town, they’re out of reach

I’m lying around like I was dead

It’s so hot, it’s getting to my head

I take a walk down by the tracks

Lend me some bucks, I’ll grab a six pack

But you know I don’t have to say

That I’d love to run away

But there ain’t nowhere else we can go today

So come on down to the concrete beach

There ain’t no sand, but it will burn your feet

We’re sitting in the smog and the sweltering heat

And you can’t surf on a dead end street

Come on down to the concrete beach

There ain’t no sand, but it will burn your feet

We’re sitting in the smog and the sweltering heat

And all our dreams are out of reach

Man, it’s hot on the sidewalk

I’m hanging out, making small talk

But you know, I don’t have to say

That I’d love to run away

But there ain’t nowhere else we can go today

So come on down to the concrete beach

There ain’t no sand, but it will burn your feet

We’re sitting in the smog and the sweltering heat

And you can’t surf on a dead end street

So come on down, right now

There ain’t no pools, and there ain’t no beach

Just a fire hydrant and too much heat

And what you need might be out of reach

But you tough it out on the burning street

Come on down to the sweat and the sound

The trash and the cars, the two bit bars

But you know, I don’t have to say

That I’d love to run away

But there ain’t nowhere else we can go today

‘Cos there ain’t nowhere else

Come on down to the concrete beach

There ain’t no sand, but it will burn your feet

We’re sitting in the smog and the sweltering heat

So come on down

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