Time Is An Ocean Lyrics - Paul Simon

SAL 

I speak to you in Jesus's name 

As Jesus speaks through me, 

The evil we do can't be blamed upon our destiny 

I have walked through the valley of death-row to the shore 

I have stumbled through silvery water to my savior, my Salvador! 

SALVADOR 

It took me four years to learn 

I was in prison not in church. 

And two more to begin the book of my soul's search. 

SAL & SALVADOR 

Time is an ocean of endless tears 

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SAL 

A wild boy from the streets of El Barrio 

An orphan from the hills of Mayagüez 

SALVADOR 

And when I wrote my story 

The words flew from the page 

And my soul in solitary 

Escaped its iron cage. 

SAL & SALVADOR 

Time is an ocean of endless tears 

SAL 

Mama, I got your letter today 

The next time that you write I'll be transferred far away. 

I'm leaving Greenhaven's towers of stone 

Where the Latin population will soon be minus one. 

SALVADOR 

Time is an ocean of endless tears. 

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SAL 

I know how hard it's been for you these many years, 

You say the Aguinaldo makes you dream of home 

Where once we strolled the beach at El Malecon 

Go back don't you worry, I am your grown-up son. 

SALVADOR 

The politics of prison are a mirror of the street. 

The poor endure oppression 

The police control the state. 

Correctional facility 

That's what they call this place 

But look around and you will see 

The politics of race. 

SAL 

A forest and a prison 

Where the snow and guards are white 

SALVADOR 

If you want to keep your sanity 

You'll teach yourself to write. 

You were a child of sixteen 

With a twelve-year-old mind 

You came here numb and battered 

By the streets I left behind 

SAL 

I'll take the evil in me 

And turn it into good, 

Though all your institutions 

Never thought I could 

So now I'll turn to say goodbye 

SALVADOR 

I'll keep your image in my eye 

SAL & SALVADOR 

I turn around to say goodbye 

SALVADOR 

I'll keep your image with me till the day I die 

SAL & SALVADOR 

Time is an ocean of endless tears 

Lead Vocal-Marc Anthony 

Lead Vocal-Ruben Blades 

Acoustic Guitar-Paul Simon 

Piano-Oscar Hernandez 

Guitar-Steve Cropper 

Guitar-Vincent Nguini 

Bass-Ruben Rodriguez 

Conga, Guira-Milton Cardona 

Drums-Robby Ameen 

Soprano Saxophone-Bobby Franceschini 

Flute-Oriente Lopez 

Bass Clarinet-Pablo Calogero 

Trumpet-David Rodriguez 

Flugel-Barry Danielian 

Trombone-Ozzie Melendez 

Violin-Krista Feeney 

Violin-Paul Peabody 

Viola-Juliet Hafner 

Cello-Laura Bontrager 

Horn Arrangement-Oriente Lopez 

Orchestration-Stanley Silverman