
"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