we first met at the edge of an ocean evening came bringing new emotions in the empty sky we saw a seagull kneeling in the sand we found a sea shell hold it to your ear and hear the ocean close your eyes see waves in gentle motion a souvenir to last a lifetime a memory to somehow soothe the sad times when i m alone even now i can hear her laughter summer s gone and yet i remember we sat beside a fire and built a castle but now all that remains is just a sea shell hold it to your ear and hear the ocean close your eyes see waves in gentle motion a souvenir to last a lifetime a memory to somehow soothe the sad times when i m alone late at night when i m thinking of her how i wish that i never loved her a boy in california must be careful or he will find himself alone with just a sea shell hold it to your ear and hear the ocean close your eyes see waves in gentle motion a souvenir to last a lifetime a memory to somehow soothe the sad times when i m alone