Released: June 9, 2015

Featuring: Alfie Boe Billy Idol Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Songwriter: Pete Townshend

Producer: Pete Townshend

Here by the sea and sand
Nothing ever goes as planned
I just couldn't face going home
It was just a drag on my own

They finally threw me out
My mom got drunk on stout
My dad couldn't stand on two feet
As he lectured about morality

Now I guess the family's complete
With me hanging 'round on the street
Or here on the beach

The girl I love
Is a perfect dresser
Wears every fashion
Gets it to the tee

Heavens above
I've got to match her
Shе knows just how
She wants her man to be
Lеave it to me

My jacket's gonna be cut slim and checked
Maybe a touch of seersucker with an open neck
I ride a G.S. scooter with my hair cut neat
I wear my wartime coat in the wind and sleet

I see her dance
Across the ballroom
UV lights making stars shine
Of her smile

I am the face
She has to know me
I'm dressed up better than anyone
Within a mile

Oh, yeah
So how come the other tickets look much better?
Without a penny to spend they dress to the letter
How come the girls come on oh so cool
Yet when you meet 'em, every one's a fool?

Come sleep on the beach
Keep within my reach
I just want to die with you near
I'm feeling so high with you here

I'm wet and I'm cold
But thank God I ain't old
Why didn't I say what I mean?
I should have split home at fifteen

There's a story that the grass is so green
What did I see?
Where have I been?

Nothing is planned, by the sea and the sand

I'm the face if you want it, baby
I'm the face if you want it
I'm the face if you want it , baby
I'm the face if you want it
I'm the face if you want it
I'm the face if you want it, baby

If you want it, if you want it, if you want it, if you want it
If you want it, if you want it, it you want it, if you want it, ah the face

Pete Townshend

Pete Townshend is best known as the lead guitarist and songwriter for British rock band The Who.

Townshend’s original style of songwriting, such as the use of a synthesiser on “Won’t Get Fooled Again” and “Baba O'Riley”, has been appraised, and he is often considered one of the greatest songwriters of all time.

Townshend has also produced numerous albums, including The Who’s 2019 blockbuster album, WHO, and had solo hits like “Let My Love Open the Door”.