Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean Songtext / Lyric

Once upon a time, there was an ocean

But now it's a mountain range

Something unstoppable set into motion

Nothing is different, but everything's changed



It's a dead-end job, and you get tired of sittin'

It's like a nicotine habit

You're always thinkin' of quittin'

And I think about quittin' everyday of the week

When I look out my window, it's brown and it's bleak



Outta here

How'm I gonna get outta here?

I'm thinking outta here

When am I gonna get outta here?



And when will I cash in my lottery ticket

And bury my past with my burdens and strife?

I want to shake every limb in the Garden of Eden

And make every lover the love of my life






I figure that once upon a time, I was an ocean

But now I'm a mountain range

Something unstoppable set into motion

Nothing is different, but everything's changed



Found a room in the heart of the city, down by the bridge

Hot plate and TV and beer in the fridge

But I'm easy, I'm open–that's my gift

I can flow with the traffic, I can drift with the drift



Home again?

Naw, never going home again

Think about home again?

I never think about home



But then comes a letter from home

The handwriting's fragile and strange

Something unstoppable set into motion

Nothing is different, but everything's changed



The light through the stain glass was cobalt and red

And the frayed cuffs and collars

Were mended by halos of golden thread

The sang, "Once Upon a Time There Was an Ocean"

And all the old hymns and family names

Came fluttering down leaves of emotion

As nothing is different, but everything's changed