Em G Sitting in the sand D A On the west coast of sf Watching the waves break And the Seagulls overhead People walking up and down They smile and wave at me Not sure what they're thinking Coz there ain't a lot see Fog's rolled in and all I've got Is Karl's warm embrace Looking for the faralons and seeing empty space -- Sitting on a shitty beach On the west coast of sf People think it's beautiful I think its fucking cold and wet -- What was I thinking Leaving it all behind The beauty of St Kilda beaches Tanned and taught hides Evenings in halfmoon bay Lovers in the waves There was dreams of futures Even if they were lame They've both got trams Out on to the sand Theme parks here are dead forever Sad song from the band And I'm ... -- Sitting on a shitty beach On the west coast of sf People think it's beautiful I think its fucking cold and wet -- I guess it's got it's magic Like my life it's changed a lot Sitting around a fire burning New friends that I have got And there's the rushing sound of wind over waves And a lack of People telling you to stay between the flags I guess it's not all the bad but I'm still gonna complain about sitting on this freezing beach on the westcosat in the rain And I'm ... -- Sitting on a sandy beach Thinking about life's plans It really is quite beautiful I've become quite a fan --