Leah Daniels – Salt Water – Official Music Video Released November 1, 2016
Any storyline involving a Dad just hits me right in the heart. And then you listen to/read the lyrics of this one and it takes you to a whole other level of emotion.
This dreamy and reminiscent video depicts the memories of swimming in the pool with Dad, until he takes you to California to show you the beaches and salt water, with an ultra sad twist at the end. Lyrics below!
Salt Water
Written By Leah Daniels, Emma-Lee & Karen Kosowski
When I was young, in Oklahoma,
We’d spend the summer
Living in a swimming pool
Dad would lift me, up on his shoulders,
While away, the afternoon,
He’d tell me stories of his childhood, and salt water
He grew up in California but chased a girl all the way to Chicashaw
Feel in love and made a promise, had it all but he never forgot
They built a home and had a daughter
But he still missed that salt water
He missed the rush of the waves, the breeze on his face, the blue that never ends
When I turned 17 I knew I had to see, so looked at him and said
Take me down to California
We can lay out in the sun
Take a ride by the ocean
Count the palm trees one by one
And I‘ll never have to wonder
What it feels like
Salt water
I left home right after college, kissed my daddy on the cheek
Headed west to California, wrote him letters every week
Fell in love and had a daughter
She grew up swimming in salt water
Oh the years flew right by, till that phone call, in the night
Dad was on his final breath
I rushed home to his side, tears falling from my eyes but he smiled at me and said
Take me down to California
Lay me out in the sun
Find a place by the ocean
Far away from everyone
Kneel down, at nature’s altar, salt water
Let the waves wash me under, salt water
