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 Who repeats one melody Chorus 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 Drunk and gone to seed And he mumbles as he plays The only song he knows It's the only song he knows It's the only song he needs Chorus 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 So if you're free this evening We'll go out together And party 'til we sleep Party 'til we sleep Chorus 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.