We were diving off the pier down in the old town
Gliding through the air and into the ocean blue, oh so blue
Coming up from the water cold, hot sun was beating down
And the day moved slow, just like a scene by Camus

Friendship was in the air, so was the smell of sea food
We got dry by the old man playing bowls
Work was over and the sun was still high, everyone was feeling good
Never laughed so hard as when Brian jumped in on the shoals

Oh, well it was alright, to spend my day this way
And it was alright, I came home
It was alright to let the sun nourish my bones
But man, I love to feel the cold

I was swimming in the waves, spending my days like a rich man
And I'd grown to love the sand on the seat of my car
Barefoot drivin' with the windows down howling out caravan
We'd be singin' out Joni before I'd go and die at the bar

Oh, well it was alright, to spend my day this way
And it was alright, I came home
It was alright to let the sun nourish my bones
But man, I love to feel the cold
Man, I love to feel the cold