So many years, so many hardshipsnSo many laughs, so many tearsnSo many things to remembern‘Cause they had 50 yearsnNow the kids, they got their own kidsnTheir own kids have grownnShe told him not to worrynSay he’d be fine when she was gonennHe walks down to the oceannBends to touch the water, kneels to praynWrites her name in sandnWaves wash it awaynnThere are seagulls circling shrimp boatsnThat turn inside the baynThere’s an emptiness insidenThat never goes awaynnHe walks down to the oceannBends to touch the water, kneels to praynHe writes her name in the sandnWaves wash it awaynnSo many years, so many hardshipsnSo many laughs, so many tearsnSo many things he cannot remembern‘Cause they had 50 yearsnnHe walks down to the ocean nBends to touch kneels to praynHe writes her name in the sandnWaves wash it awaynHe writes her name in the sandnWaves wash it awayn