Story Behind The Song

I was life-guarding at Carpenteria State Park Beach in California for a week when I was taking a break from a solo 8-week West Coast Tour. Some friends were life-guards, too, so they hired me for a week, so I could live in the Life Guard house right on the beach. One starry night, we went out to the beach to build a fire and sing songs and found a red tide was in action. An amazing experience. Anytime the waves would break, a streak of light swirled thru the water. It was pretty darn psychedelic.....and inspired this song.

Lyrics

"Red Tide"
Music and Lyric by Chet Nichols (ASCAP)
Copyright 1969/1971/2015/2020/2023 by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music: Publisher (ASCAP)
URL: http://www.chetnichols.net
Email: chet@chetnichols.net
Email: MagicGarageMusic@protonmail.com
Email: ChetNichols@me.com
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

GUITAR TUNING

1 2 3 4 5 6
E B A E A E

VERSE 1.
Water rips and flows beneath my stance
The water strains to show me heat
It tries to comfort and embrace
Sand rips and flows between my feet

Red tide makes the night the day
Naked aqua children play
Splashing life as we swim
Red tide makes the night the day

The sea is full of stars
The stars are full of life
The sea's the sky
The sky's the sea

Give me dreams love, bread and wine
Makes the days go by so fine
I'll butter your love
You toast my dreams
We'll do it up right
The bulging will be slight
Why ruin a perfect flight

VERSE 2.
He asked me where we came from
"just watch that wave there breaking"
Creation's in its middle years
And history's only faking
Red tide makes the night the day
Naked aqua children play
Their smiles out glow the shining tide
Celebration 'tween the sea, the sky, my eye

The sea is full of stars
Hovering sky's a sea
The sea's the sky
The sky's the sea
The sea's the sky
The sea's the sky
The sky's the sea
Life is shining to me
Life is shining to me
Life is shining to me

Give me dreams love bread and wine
Make the days go by so fine
I'll butter your love
You toast my dreams
We'll do it up right
The bulging will be slight
Why ruin a perfect flight

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Copyright © 1969/1971/2015/2020 ® by Chester Nichols, Jr (ASCAP) & Magic Garage Music: Publisher (ASCAP)

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