The Ocean Doesn't Want Me Lyrics

Lyric discussion by BarnabyHughes 

Cover art for The Ocean Doesn't Want Me lyrics by Tom Waits

It isn't about suicide as far as I'm concerned, It's just about somebody wanting to be at one with the sea. Being an avid open water/sea swimmer I can totally relate to the joy of being at one with the ocean, it's a Pisces thing.

The line about the lifeguard is brilliant because they can be such spoil sports, a veritable beach-gestapo. The ocean doesn't want him for it's own reasons, maybe the tide is out.