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 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 gla** 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