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Drops in the Ocean

from Walk Through Walls by Forest Sun

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lyrics

Drops in the Ocean

The doves down in south Austin

Still wake me in the morn

You’ve said so long and now you’ve gone

And my heart’s just a little bit torn

Everybody came and went

Now all my money’s spent

Got no house, Got no rent

Tried so hard didn’t even make a dent

You can’t decide if you’re on the fence

That nightingale must have been heaven sent

Just to make us laugh and wonder a bit

At loves great big ocean

We made so much love that we barely slept

So much love with no regrets

So much love we paid off our debts

We dove right in and we got wet in the ocean

In the ocean

Love’s great big ocean

We dove right in

I bought a western shirt you know the kind with snaps

And the trumpet players playing taps

It’s hard to force yourself to relax

When the future looms with impending doom

And the woman I left back in San Francisco

She’s still crying into her pillow

Four years like a blanket wrapped ‘round her shoulders

She’s still wishing that I’d hold her

And I wouldn’t mind, I wouldn’t mind

Did you ever see your reflection in a tear rolling down a freckled cheek?

Did you ever have weeks feel like days and days feel like weeks?

I drank scotch and played backgammon

Till I couldn’t keep my eyes open

Tried to let her go but I couldn’t help hoping

For a chance of what we never had

Are we throwing out the good with the bad?

I’m still smiling she’s still sad

An we’re both just drops in the ocean

In the ocean

Love’s great big ocean

Drops in the ocean

That’s all we are

Well the water forms ‘round the porch screen door

I wonder what I’m still sitting here for

Put my feet up the wall lay down on the floor

Maybe play a little piano

But the water won’t stop so I better start swimming

Tears well up I better keep grinning

The crowds shown up guess I better start singing about love’s great big ocean

Well my best friends down in Mexico

I wonder how he’s doing

I wonder if he knows

That I spent the night in a cheap motel by the side of the road?

Except that cheap motels aren’t cheap anymore

Sixty-five bucks and the toilet didn’t flush

And the TV didn’t even have a remote

Still it felt just like a boat

Out on the ocean

Floating on the ocean

Sailing on the ocean

Surfing on the ocean in my very own boat

Well I went to bed early got up late

Some folks think it’s great some folks can’t relate

Some folks dance with the devil I’d rather dance with my fate

And take the muses out to dinner

We had gospel brunch down at Maria’s

If you don’t come by later I guess I’ll see you

Somewhere down the line

Don’t worry about me I’ll be fine

Just tell me a joke

Make me laugh

I’ll be sleeping on your couch for a week and a half

I need a jump in the springs

A roll in the grass

I wonder how long I can last In this ocean

This great big ocean

Lost in the ocean

Come on in

The waters fine

And I don’t mind.

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from Walk Through Walls, released November 10, 2016

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San Francisco Bay Area troubadour and award winning songwriter, Forest Sun has regaled audiences around the globe with his wealth of songs and stories, all sung and told with back porch ease and bonhomie. Sun's music has been compared to everyone from Jack Johnson, The Avett Brothers and John Mayer to Van Morrison and Bob Dylan, but his unique style is entirely his own.
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