Avon by the Sea

I didn't pull my weight The boss was really sore He said "you're second rate and I won't take it anymore." He continued raving On how I was misbehaving Said my job was not worth saving And so I longed for Avon Avon by the sea I must go back to Avon Avon by the sea When my lifeboat needs a haven When my problems need a maven This is where I need to be There's a ten-mile barrier island It's not that far away: Where ospreys touch down majestically and beach forests gently sway. But also on the Jersey shore are the roots that once made me, In the little town of Avon, and when all the walls are caving and hunger turns to craving I retreat to Avon, Avon by the sea I took the train last September Got off at Asbury Park Strode the miles of boardwalk Had to stop at coming dark. I had regrets, I shed a tear Then I saw a dolphin at setting light At Ocean Grove I sat on a pier: And on the shore it seemed alright. I've paid my dues, I made my plea They say I was guilty in the first degree Let me lose the past in Avon, I'll fly in like an escaping raven Look! My friends are wildly wavin' in Avon by the sea.