Pete Townshend - Sea and Sand lyrics

[Verse 1] Here by the sea and sand Nothing ever goes as planned I just couldn't face going home It was just a drag on my own They finally threw me out My mum got drunk on stout My dad couldn't stand on two feet As he lectured about morality And now I guess the family's complete With me hanging round on the street Or here on the beach [Verse 2] The girl I love is a perfect dresser Wears every fashion, gets it to the tee Heavens above, I've got to match her She knows just how she wants her man to be Leave it to me [Verse 3] My jacket's going to be cut slim and checked Maybe a touch of seers**er with an open neck I ride a GS scooter with my hair cut neat I wear my wartime coat in the wind and sleet [Verse 4] I see her dance across the ballroom UV light making star-shine of her smile I am the Face, she has to know me I'm dressed up better than anyone within a mile [Verse 5] So how come the other tickets look much better? Without a penny to spend they dress to the letter How come the girls come on, oh so cool Yet when you meet them, everyone's a fool? [Verse 6] Come sleep on the beach Keep within my reach I just want to die with you here I'm feeling so high with you here I'm wet and I'm cold But thank God I ain't old Why didn't I ever say what I mean? I should have split home at fifteen There's a story that the gra** is so green What did I see? Where have I been? Nothing is planned by the sea and the sand [Outro] I'm the Face if you want it