Drive along the sea 

Far from the city's twitch and smoke 

To a misty beach 

That's where my life became a joke 



On the dunes 

On the dunes 

(Became a joke on the dunes) 

Where rents are high 

And seabirds cry 

On the dunes 



As you spoke you must have known 

It was a kind of homicide 

I stood and watched my happiness 

Drift outwards with the tide 



On the dunes 

On the dunes 

(Homicide on the dunes) 

It wasn't fair 

It's brutal there 

On the dunes 



Pretty boats 

Sweeping along the shore 

In the faltering light 

Pretty women 

With their lovers by their side 

It's like an awful dream 

I have most every night 



In the summer all the swells 

Join in the search for sun and sand 

For me it's just a joyless place 

Where this loneliness began 



On the dunes 

On the dunes 

(Loneliness on the dunes) 

I'm pretty tough 

But the wind is rough 

On the dunes