Sea oats

I have enjoyed seeing the sea oats recently, as they are full and lovely. Here are a couple of pictures, and the lyrics to a terrific song called "Child of Sea Oats" by Eric Bruton. Here's how he explains it on the CD liner notes: "I decided to write a song to try to explain the bond of someone born and raised near the coast to the sea. In this song it is the sea that tries to explain the reason for the bond." As you have possibly already guessed, I love this song...it explains how I feel about living near the sea, even though I wasn't born and raised here.





I am the seagull cry you hear down by the shore
I rode the gulf stream swell centuries and more
I've given life, I've given death, I've caused you mostly pain
And if your heart is with me, salt water's in your veins

I am the gale that blows on dreary winter nights
And sunny summer days that hold aloft your kite
I've given smiles, I've given tears, I've watched you in the rain
And if your mind is with me, the sound still calls your name

I am a way of life you cannot leave behind
You are a child of sea oats, salt water's on your mind

I am mosquito songs you hear deep in the night
And ponies running free 'cross dunes, a lovely sight
I fed you well, I gave you hell when hurricanes did blow
And if your body's with me, life's sweet and soft and slow

I am a way of life you cannot leave behind
You are a child of sea oats, salt water's on your mind

You are a child of sea oats, salt water's on your mind