C
Once upon a time there was an ocean
But now it's a mountain range
G C
Something unstoppable set into motion
G
Nothing is different, but everything's changed
[Verse 1]
G
It's a dead end job, and you gets tired of sitting
And it's like a nicotine habit you're always thinking about quitting
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 love the love of my life
I figure that
[Chorus]
C
Once upon a time there was an ocean
But now it's a mountain range
G C
Something unstoppable set into motion
G
Nothing is different, but everything's changed
[Verse 2]
G
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?
No, never going home again
Think about home again?
I never think about home
[First Bridge]
C
But then comes a letter from home
The handwriting is fragile and strange
G C
Something unstoppable set into motion
G C
And nothing is different, but everything's changed
[Second Bridge]
G
The light through the stained glass was cobalt and red
And the frayed cuffs and collars were mended by halos of golden thread
C
And the choir sang, "Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean"
G
And all the old hymns and family names came fluttering down as leaves of emotion
[Outro]
C G
As nothing is different, but everything's changed
