But instead when she walks to the sea
She looks straight at her, not at he

The story:

Actually, it wasn't until I did a Google search for the lyrics. Even up until a few years ago, I thought that this song was about a lesbian and that the guy mentioned in the song was discouraged because he saw this beautiful girl checking out other women along the beach. The fact that Ms. Gilberto pronounces the "d" in the word "ahead" so softly helped fuel this misconception.