Paul Simon - Once Upon A Time There Was An Ocean [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Chorus]
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 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

[Chorus]

[Verse 2]
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

[Chorus]

[Bridge]
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

[Outro]
As nothing is different, but everything's changed