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 sitting and it s like a nicotine habit you re always thinking about quitting and i think about quitting every day of the week when i look out my window it s brown and it s bleak out of here how am i going to get out of here i m thinking out of here when am i going to get out of 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 lover the love of my life i figure 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 and i can drift with the drift home again no never going home again think about home again i never think about home but then comes a lifeline the handwriting 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 halos 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