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[00:19.57]Once upon a time there was an ocean
[00:24.15]But now it's a mountain range
[00:28.38]Something unstoppable set into motion
[00:33.42]Nothing is different, but everything's changed
[00:46.97]It's a dead end job, and you gets tired of sittin'
[00:50.95]And it's like a nicotine habit you're always thinking about quittin'
[00:55.87]I think about quittin' every day of the week
[01:00.25]When I look out my window it's brown and it's bleak
[01:05.78]Outta here
[01:07.20]How am I gonna get outta here?
[01:10.09]I'm thinking outta here
[01:11.77]When am I gonna get outta here?
[01:14.79]And when will I cash in my lottery ticket
[01:19.11]And bury my past with my burdens and strife?
[01:23.87]I want to shake every limb in the garden of Eden
[01:29.28]And make every love the love of my life
[01:32.93]I figure that once upon a time I was an ocean
[01:37.64]But now I'm a mountain range
[01:42.92]Something unstoppable set into motion
[01:47.96]Nothing is different, but everything's changed
[01:57.42]Found a room in the heart of the city, down by the bridge
[02:01.99]Hot plate and TV and beer in the fridge
[02:06.51]But I'm easy, I'm open, that's my gift
[02:10.30]I can flow with the traffic, I can drift with the drift
[02:15.58]Home again?
[02:16.86]Naw, never going home again
[02:19.51]Think about home again?
[02:21.15]I never think about home
[02:23.54]But then comes a letter from home
[02:29.52]The handwriting's fragile and strange
[02:34.08]Something unstoppable set into motion
[02:39.29]Nothing is different, but everything's changed
[02:59.52]The light through the stained glass was cobalt and red
[03:08.29]And the frayed cuffs and collars were mended by haloes of golden thread
[03:16.69]The choir sang, "Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean"
[03:21.71]And all the old hymns and family names came fluttering down as leaves of emotion
[03:31.61]As nothing is different, but everything's changed