STANDING ON THE BEACH 1/ Standing on the beach with a gun in my hand staring at the sea staring at the land. My reflection looking back at me. (Looking back at me.). What did I see, a hand reaching from the sky out to me.   chorus # Trying to stay alive, Trying to stay alive, Trying to stay alive, Trying to stay alive.   2/ Ran across the beach, jumped in the sea there was no one to save me. The skys opened up, then it rained on me. ( on me ) Killing the nightmare Killing the nightmare living in the nightmare. If I had a loaded gun I`d shoot you in the head.   chorus # Trying to stay alive, Trying to stay alive, Trying to stay alive.   3/ You can run but you, can`t hide. (You can`t hide.) Trying to stay alive, will I ever survive, will I stay alive. In time to survive to stay alive. I was running against, the wind and tide, going no where fast, To a love that could last.   chorus # Trying to stay alive, Trying to stay alive, Trying to stay alive.   Killing the nightmare, Killing the nightmare, Killing the dream. Can you hear me scream. Nothings what it seems. I am living in a dream... I am living in a dream... I am living in a dream... Standing on the beach. Standing on the beach.    MARCH 2000 FIRST WRITTEN 1993. ARR KITT MORGAN re-written May 2000