By The Ocean is the first song that we wrote together again after taking a 4 year hiatus from music. Matthew picked up his guitar and just started playing the tune and words quickly came to my mind while I was in another room. I then went to the bedroom and after about 15 minutes I had almost all the words written down to By the Ocean. I was very excited and called Matthew into the room to take a look at what I had written, he helped me change some things around to make it fit and he added the last verse and there it was, the ocean song- what we started calling it.
The music Matthew was playing sounded like a nice beachy tune and one of my most favorite places came to my mind, The Outer Banks, NC where I have visited MANY times for vacations, and in recent years Matthew joined (and loves it as much as I do). By the Ocean is basically the everyday experiences we have while in the Outer Banks. Waking up early, going to the beach every morning, just relaxing and spending time together, and most evenings watching the sun set over the Pamlico Sound. It's a place where the entire family goes to visit (cousins, aunts, uncles, in-laws, close friends) and if one year someone is not able to go, you do wish that they were there with you to experience the tranquility and beauty that it holds year after year, and the togetherness of loved ones.
By The Ocean, to me, is the feelings I get when I am in one of my favorite places in the world with the people that I love.
~Hope you enjoy, Love
Sarah Roberts Graham
