On The Beach Lyrics

Lyric discussion by MartyH 

Cover art for On The Beach lyrics by Chris Rea

"A day of STRANGE desire"

The word 'strange' is interesting. Could the song be about a gay rendezvous?

"Behind those guarded walls I used to go" and "The secrets of the summer I will keep" again sounds to me like it was 'not quite kosher', at least at the time.

Even so, it's a song I absolutely love as it has romance, class as well as the strong atmosphere of being by the beach in a very relaxing, calm environment. It's a song that is from a purely laid-back, sand-between-toes-no-watch-on-looking-at-the-surf-in-the-late-afternoon place :)

My Interpretation