[Chorus 1]
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

[Verse 1]
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

[Pre-Chorus 1]
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?

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus 2]
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
[Verse 3]
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

[Pre-Chorus 2]
Home again?
No, never going home again
Think about home again?
I never think about home

[Chorus 3]
But then comes a lifeline
The handwriting fragile and strange
Something unstoppable set into motion
Nothing is different, but everything's changed

[Outro]
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