I saw her in the corner of a crowded smoke-filled room We were not looking for each other, she was listening while I was playing a tune Over in Hermosa one night I met a sweet kindred soul It was a mystic encounter like I knew her from the days of old
Me and my ol' lady we had a fight just the other day, aow That's when I met Alicia, sweet Alicia came my way-ee-ay That thing with my ol' lady made me get down on my knees and pray...prayer was answered... Along came Alicia took all my sadness away, whoo -whoo-whoo-whoo-hey!
Too much tension in the valley so I went over the hill to the sea-ee-ea Where this Hermosa Beach mermaid she was waiting at the Lighthouse for me
Her smile, those eyes, ooh they are so sincere Those beautiful blue-green eyes they hit I right away And as I looked a little deeper I saw traces of some pain, Lord For every ray of sunshine there's a drop of rain
Her hair was flaming red as a child, turned sandy-blonde by sun and sea-ea She has a playful pit-bull for a pet, answers to the name of "Jibby"
She's just a beach-girl, a simple beach-girl through and through, ah And yet a when I was feeling blue she knew just what to do, ah, yeah It's her nature to nurture and in her arms you just don't feel the cold, oh no It wasn't no play-game girl, we touched heart and soul
We touched heart and soul, sweet Alicia, ah we touched heart and soul, want you to know 'Licia, hey! We touched heart and soul, sweet Alicia, hey, a we touched heart and soul, aaw We touched heart and soul, can you feel it hey girl, ow, a we touched heart and soul We touched heart and soul, I've got to go, I've got to go We touched heart and soul, I've got to go, I've got to go We touched heart and soul, I've got to go, I've got to...