South of Venice

[Verse 1] Met her down where the sidewalks crack, Right past the pier, where the tide pulls back. She had sand in her hair and a smile off-guard, Said her phone was dead, but her eyes hit hard. We talked ‘til the sky turned rust and gold, Shared earbuds on a bench, let the evening unfold. Didn’t plan much, just let it ride, Two silhouettes on the ocean side. [Chorus] South of Venice, where the days slow down, Where the sea sings soft and the love’s unbound. No promises, just heat and breeze, Her laugh in the wind, my hand on her knees. We had nothin’ but the salt and time — And that felt more than enough to define. [Verse 2] She danced barefoot in a liquor store light, Told me secrets like it was a birthright. We kissed on the roof of her cousin’s place, With the ocean talkin’ at a slow-soft pace. Didn’t ask where it all would go, Just traced her laugh in the undertow. Some nights fade, but some just stay — Etched in skin like sun in May. [Chorus] South of Venice, where the days slow down, Where the sea sings soft and the love’s unbound. No promises, just heat and breeze, Her laugh in the wind, my hand on her knees. We had nothin’ but the salt and time — And that felt more than enough to define. [Bridge] We didn’t fall, we drifted wide, Like messages tossed with the evening tide. No goodbyes, just a look, then gone — Like a chorus that ends but keeps playing on. [Verse 3] Now I pass that corner every few weeks, Still hear her voice in the boardwalk creaks. Don’t miss her sad — I miss her bright, Like neon signs on a quiet night. We were fire for a coastal song, Burned real fast but we weren’t wrong. It wasn’t forever, and that’s just fine — Some things live better outside the line. [Final Chorus] South of Venice, where the days slow down, Where the sea sings soft and the love’s unbound. No promises, just heat and breeze, Her laugh in the wind, my hand on her knees. We had nothin’ but the salt and time — And that felt more than enough to define.