Story Behind The Song

WATCH MUSIC VIDEO: watch on youtube The song was inspired by a real girl named Michelle who loved the ocean that Gary met and dated while living in Redondo Beach California and represented his heartbreak since he was moving to Oregon which was his soul needed to be.

Song Description

Copyright Gary Steven Lalin 1998 Run Time 4:00 IPI# 346802754 PRO#: ASCAP 931639258 US COPYRIGHT #: SRu 434-213 MUSICAL QUALITIES: The song is written in a "soaring and powerful" minor key with a classic yearning chorus and uses suspended chord transition for the bridge. The song's tempo & feel is balanced to let the lyrics "breathe" to allow for mental imagery and easy listening Spanish style guitar nuances ending in a powerful souring vocal outro and long decay outro to the sound of crashing waves and seagulls.

Lyrics

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It was by chance we met Now that girl I cant' forget
And now she haunts me In my dreams
She's got the bluest eyes When she looks at me I smile
But now this secret I must tell

Michelle
How I want to hold your hand
How I want to be your man
And I think that I love you

She loves the sand and sea
The sun and wind will set her free
She is a child of salt air
She brings out the best in me
Even though that she can't see
That I've been caught Inside her spell

Michelle
I can't tell you how I feel
You might not think that I'm real
And I think that I love you

And I know that I can't make her love me
But that doesn't change how I feel
When I'm with her I'm so alive
I haven't felt this way in years

I love the grass and trees
But she can't leave the ocean breeze
I'm caught between my heart & soul
Was this thing meant to be
Is It chance or destiny
I guess that only time will tell

Michelle
How I want to be your man
Will you ever understand
And I think that I love you
I will always love you
I will always love you.