//Verse 1//
I lost my youth that summer night in June
They said I was cool, I told 'em wanted to let loose
I got to cruise and I did it with the blues
I felt doomed in my own damn room
And I didn't have no clues, there was me, Mary and the moon

//Chorus//
I got high by the beach
Now, I want to get by by the beach
'Cause I got high by the beach
Made me want to get by by the beach
Get by by the beach
Get to be on the beach without the memories

//Verse 2//
I lost my cool that summer night in June
They said I was mad, I told 'em wanted to be cool
I got to say things I didn't mean, I was mean
I felt gone in my own damn mind
And I didn't have no love, I was so drunk, so gone and so blind

//Chorus//
I got high by the beach
Now, I want to get by by the beach
'Cause I got high by the beach
Made me want to get by by the beach
Get by by the beach
Get to be on the beach without the memories

//Bridge//
Feels like I'm home now
I'm no longer gone now
Surrounded by friends now
No longer alone now
No longer high or drunk now
I'm still young now
And it's still my dawn now
And I ain't a pawn now
I'll be doing my things now
Oh, I'll be the king now

//Chorus//
I got high by the beach
Now, I want to get by by the beach
'Cause I got high by the beach
Made me want to get by by the beach
Get by by the beach
Get to be on the beach without the memories