[Verse] In a house down by the seaside Lived a man named Mr Skiffington He was my dad's best friend from school And he loved it there Oh I remember well The Sunday drives and long walks on the beach His conversations about trees And his gorgeous daughter Oh She was beautiful But my memories are all in black and white So I'll take the color from the sound of the tide [Pre-Chorus] And I said "Dad Can I go back To the house down by the sea?" [Chorus] 'Cause I miss the smell of salt The sea spray in my eyes The noise of the gulls above The sparkle of the light But my memories are all in black and white So I'll take the color from the sound of the tide [Bridge] And I said "Dad Can I go back To the house down by the sea?" And he said "No Son That place has changed They've knocked it down and moved away" So I told him that that's not right And I'd take the color from the sound of the tide [Chorus] 'Cause I miss the smell of salt The sea spray in my eyes The noise of the gulls above The sparkle of the light But my memories are all in black and white So I'll take the color from the sound of the tide [Outro] Mr Skiffington at the seaside Mr Skiffington at the seaside Mr Skiffington at the seaside Mr Skiffington at the seaside Mr Skiffington at the seaside
