Paul Simon - Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean Lyrics
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
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?
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
Other Lyrics by Artist
- Paul Simon - Gumboots
- Paul Simon - Virgil
- Paul Simon - Time Is An Ocean
- Paul Simon - Killer Wants To Go To College
- Paul Simon - Sunday Afternoon
- Paul Simon - Can I Forgive Him
- Paul Simon - Quality
- Paul Simon - The Vampires
- Paul Simon - Bernadette
- Paul Simon - Killer Wants To Go To College II
- Paul Simon - Trailways Bus
- Paul Simon - Love
- Paul Simon - Señorita With A Necklace Of Tears
- Paul Simon - Look At That
- Paul Simon - The Teacher
- Paul Simon - You're The One
- Paul Simon - Old
- Paul Simon - Darling Lorraine
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