Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean Lyrics - Surprise - Paul Simon

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? 

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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 

Photos 

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