"A Place by the Ocean" tells the story of falling in love with my wife Barbara while we were serving in the Peace Corps in Guatemala. I remember like it was yesterday, riding the bus together on a trip to the coast, listening to a Roberto Carlos cassette tape on our Walkman: "We sailed the Caribbean, to film Love Story Part 2, cameras clicked for the bilingual flick, we caught cinematic views, one Walkman, two headphones, and grins from ear to ear, we took a boat to the tropical coast, and set out from the pier." My friend and producer Pedro Abriles filmed the dance scene for this video during a joint family trip to Pensacola, Florida, in October, 2024.

Lyrics

We sailed the Caribbean to film Love Story part two

cameras clicked for the bilingual flic, we caught cinematic views

one Walkman, two headphones, and grins from ear to ear

we took a boat, to the tropical coast, and set out from the pier

To a place by the ocean, a place by the deep blue sea

a place, a place, a beautiful place where you gave your love to me

You led me, ‘cross the dance floor, the red dressed girl played the bass

our feet moved to the music, you turned like a pottery vase

in black you were Cleopatra, but you started out Lois Lane

now we’re dancing under palm trees and singing a new refrain

About a place by the ocean, a place by the deep blue sea

a place, a place, a beautiful place where you gave your love to me

Querida, no sabes cuanto te quiero. Todavía recuerdo el día que te conocí. Estabamos en la Ciudad del Amor y yo te abrí la puerta. Hemos recorrido tantos caminos que nunca olvidaré. Eres mi sol, mi luna, y mi estrella

This love we found by the ocean

this love that we found is much deeper than the sea

it wraps around the shore it sweeps the ocean floor

and your sweet love keeps flowing back to me

Back to a place by the ocean, a place by the deep blue sea

a place, a place, a beautiful place where you gave your love to me

a place by the ocean, a place by the deep blue sea

a place, a place, a beautiful place where you gave your love to me

a place, a place, a beautiful place where you gave your love to me