City by the Sea

from THE VILLAGE IDIOT'S HYMNAL by John Soeder

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CITY BY THE SEA
John Soeder
© 2011

I gave my love a lifeboat
She waved farewell to me
And sailed off to a new life
In a city by the sea
Now she collects the seashells
That she finds on the beach
And I’m collecting postcards
From a city by the sea

They clothe themselves in splendor
They sing in harmony
They know not want nor worry
In the city by the sea
Every single citizen
Radiates beauty
And a gorgeous tan is the law of the land
In the city by the sea

When we’ve been there
10,000 years
Bright shining as the sun
We’ve no less days
To sing God’s praise
Than when we’d first begun

40 days and 40 nights
It rained incessantly
I floated down the river
To the city by the sea
Where the sun is always shining
On the beachfront property
And everyone but me is happy
In the city by the sea
They locked me in a sand castle
And threw away the key
It’s sink or swim
You just can’t win
In the city by the sea

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from THE VILLAGE IDIOT'S HYMNAL, released February 29, 2012
music & lyrics by John Soeder
contains an interpolation of "Amazing Grace"

cover artwork by Sean Soeder

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