Now babe, is that you crying 'Cause I'm not lying next to you? That sun going down sure makes this lonesome town Thirty shades of blue Here in Minnesota Waiting out the summer's hottest night I think about you walking on the beach at home And I know you'll be alright You've been calling on the telephone Spending all those hours alone 'cause you wanted to And writing letters every night 'Cause it seemed right to say whatever came to you Go down by the water And make a wish for you and me And watch the shorebirds running in As the tide goes running out to sea Throw a stone in the water And bless the son and daughter Of this rolling ocean shore Love waits to guide us safely home once more People walking with their dogs Stacking driftwood logs to make a fire As the sea pulls at the sun The day flies on the run before the night's desire Love is all around you As the day falls fast asleep But all that I can send you now is a love That's only yours to keep Throw a stone in the water And bless the son and daughter Of this rolling ocean shore Love waits to guide us safely home once more Love waits to guide us safely home once more