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He's on the Beach by Kirsty MacColl
CHe was jusGt a friend of mine I'd run into from time to time And Amlong beforeF he moveCd away we used to share a taste for wine StilGl I neveFr knew that he was sad that's when He sCaid the tFime had coGme for hiFm to takeC aG holiday.
CHORUS:
And Che says its brilliant there There'Fs something in the air And sunCshine everywhere He's onG the beach I know hCe's changed somehow He writFes us postcards now I'm Cnot sure where he is He's oGut of reach
When he called me up one day and said that he was going away I thought he meant a week in france and not ten thousand miles to Sydney bay Still he had to take his chances He said the time had come for him to make a move away CHORUS: And he says its brilliant there There's something in the air And sunshine everywhere He's on the beach I know he's changed somehow He writes us postcards now I'm not sure where he is He's on the beach And I dont blame him Leaving was the best thing he could do With all the changes I just hope he's happy when he does the things he thinks he has to do And he tries. And he tries. And he tries so hard but all by himself Somehow he's trying to be someone else And he says, he says, he says its brilliant there There's something in the air And sunshine everywhere He's on the beach I know he's changed somehow He's in Australia And he's on the beach And he says its brilliant there