Once upon a time there was an ocean

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 gets tired of sittin'

And it's like a nicotine habit you're always thinking about quittin'

I think about quittin' every day of the week

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

Outta here

How am 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 love 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 stained glass was cobalt and red

And the frayed cuffs and collars were mended by haloes of golden thread

The choir sang, "Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean"

And all the old hymns and family names came fluttering down as leaves of emotion

As nothing is different, but everything's changed