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Here comes the ocean
And the waves down by the shore
Here comes the ocean
And the waves down by the sea
Insects are evil thoughts, thought of by selfish men
Nearly drives me crazy
I am a lazy son
And I never get things done
'Cause we're made up of water but
Here comes the wave
Down by the shore
Washing the eye of our land
That has been down by the sea
Way down by the sea, down by the shore
Way down by the sea
Here comes the ocean
And the waves down by the shore
Here comes the ocean
And the waves down by the sea
Insects are evil thoughts, thought of by selfish men
It nearly drives me crazy
Now I am a lazy son
I never get things done
'Cause we're made up of water but
Here comes the wave
Down by the shore
Washing the eye of our land
That has been down by the shore
Way down by the sea
Down by the shore
Down by the sea
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Thank you
And the waves down by the shore
Here comes the ocean
And the waves down by the sea
Insects are evil thoughts, thought of by selfish men
Nearly drives me crazy
I am a lazy son
And I never get things done
'Cause we're made up of water but
Here comes the wave
Down by the shore
Washing the eye of our land
That has been down by the sea
Way down by the sea, down by the shore
Way down by the sea
Here comes the ocean
And the waves down by the shore
Here comes the ocean
And the waves down by the sea
Insects are evil thoughts, thought of by selfish men
It nearly drives me crazy
Now I am a lazy son
I never get things done
'Cause we're made up of water but
Here comes the wave
Down by the shore
Washing the eye of our land
That has been down by the shore
Way down by the sea
Down by the shore
Down by the sea
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Here come the waves
Thank you
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Oh, sorry, an interpretation? The original (the one up here is the Lou Reed solo version) is about reminiscing while sitting upon the beach, watching the waves. As a treat, I'll post the Live 1969 version's lyrics. That was an awesome rendition:
Here comes the ocean and the waves down by the shore Here comes the ocean and the waves down by the sea
Earth is a hollow hair, part of a bigger head it nearly drives me crazy I am a lazy son, I never get things done mostly made up of water
But here comes the waves down by the shore Washing the eye of the land that has been
Down by the sea down by the sea Down by the sea down by the sea
Here comes the ocean and the waves down by the shore Here comes the ocean and the waves down by the sea
Insects are evil thoughts, thought of by selfish men it nearly drives me crazy I am a lazy son, I never get things done mostly made up of water
But here comes the waves down by the shore Washing the eye of the land that has been
Down by the sea Down by the sea
Here come the waves Here come the waves Here come the waves Here come the waves Here come the waves Here come the waves Here come the waves