Beaches In Mind

Original Album

That's Why God Made The Radio

Written By

Brian Wilson/Mike Love/Joe Thomas

Produced By

Brian Wilson

Lead Vocals

Mike

Recorded On

Late 2011/early 2012

Length

2:38

Notes

Similarly to Spring Vacation and Isn't It Time, the track tries to invoke the good times from the past, but doesn't quite have the melodic quality of the previous two to make it truly memorable. However, the hook is still good enough to stick in the head, and it does provide a final, innocent trip to the beach before we start moving into the deeper territory of the last third of the album. This song was written in the late 1990s and resurrected for the Beach Boys new album.

Lyrics: We've got beaches in mind
Man it's been too much time

Woke me up before dawn
Wish I could sleep some more so I could carry on
With the dream I've been meaning to make come true
And that's to get away with you

I think we all can agree
That there's no better place for us to be
We can drive on for miles till we're finally free
It will just be you and me

We've got beaches in mind
Man it's been too much time
Not a care in the world is where I want to be

Southbay surfing again
Haven't been this way in I don't know when
If I have my say we'll be back again
Where the good times never end

We've got beaches in mind
Man it's been too much time
Not a care in the world is where I want to be
With the surfers, sand and the sea

We'll find a place in the sun
Where everyone can have fun

Beaches in mind
Man it's been too much time
Not a care in the world is where I want to be
With the surfers, sand and the sea

We've got beaches in mind
Man it's been too much time
Not a care in the world is where I want to be
Beaches in mind