Lyrics by Judy Henske, Music by Craig Doerge There are windows on the water Lighting up the silver strand Shining on the sea Shining on the sea And the ocean's just a player On an old piano Who repeats one melody Who repeats one melody Chorus Hustlin' nickels and dimes I belong on the shore Before it's gone 'Cause it ain't long You might as well have a good time Well the elbows of his jacket Are blue and shiny Drunk and gone to seed He's drunk and gone to seed And he mumbles as he plays The only song he knows It's the only song he knows It's the only song he needs Chorus Hustlin' nickels and dimes I belong on the shore Before it's gone 'Cause it ain't long You might as well have a good time All his restless music Don't mean a damn thing to me The shallow or the deep Said, the shallow or the deep We'll go out together And party 'til we sleep So if you're free this evening Party 'til we sleep Chorus I belong on the shore Hustlin' nickels and dimes Before it's gone 'Cause it ain't long You might as well have a good time