((Verse 1) Huntington concrete, moonlight on the sand, Beach umbrellas tumbling, holding phantom hands. Twirling upside down where the salty breaker calls, Sinking down into the foam as the ocean twilight falls. Calling out for mercy, asking if the shark wants to play, Swimming with the shadows till I lose my sense of day. Following my senses down to where the southern pier stands, Breathing in the salt while I'm slipping through the hands. (Pre-Chorus) (Where do I find me?) (Out in the blue?) Chasing down a ghost that I never really knew. (Is the water deep?) (Is the current strong?) Singing out the pieces of a burnt-out summer song. (Hook) Riptide pulling at my knees. Riptide pulling at my knees. Dragging me down through the salty breeze. Riptide pulling at my knees. (Chorus) Take me to the sound where the heavy crash is, Splash of the waves while the memory flashes! So many people happy, walking on the strand, While I'm just a drifter sinking in the sinking sand. Oh, what a pretty scene when the ocean meets the sea, Looking for a piece of what is left of little me. Keep me on the shoreline, keep me from the gray— Don't let the water wash me away! (Verse 2) Local man sitting on a sandy beach street, Tuning up his six-string to a solitary beat. Playing for a one-man band show down the line, To a population of zero in the summer brine. Upwind from a runner coming down from the crest, Chasing down a sunset in the golden west. Listen to the phantom crowd yelling "Hey!" from the dock, Smashing up our sanity against a granite rock. (Pre-Chorus) (Check the undertow!) (Watch the water rise!) Blinded by the glare of the California skies. (Can you hear the band?) (Can you hear the scream?) Drowning in the middle of a psychedelic dream. [instrumental break] (Hook / Outro) Riptide pulling at my knees! Riptide pulling at my knees! (Hold the shoreline!) (Grab my hand!) Sinking like a stone in the Huntington sand! Riptide pulling at my knees... (Let it fade to grey.)
