let them come
let them all come
in the remaining hours of daylight
i can see them as they run
down to the shore
out on the sands
of the impossibly green ocean.

it had been a hot northern California day
but as the sun sank low in the western sky
the wind picked up and the air got cold
i sat in the back of a rented Ford
when i saw you standing there
among the young surfers camping
on the beach near the parking lot
of the Clam Beach county park.

the most beautiful girl in the world
with your long gold hair
your back so strong
and your legs so long
you smiled at me
as you walked along
to the back of your car
parked three spaces from mine
you pulled your wet suit off
with your eyes on mine
i fell in love at that moment in time.

let them go
let them all go
in the fading black star-filled night
on this western shore
i can feel my heart break
as we drive away
frozen in my memory
the girl in the parking lot
at Clam Beach county park.