The Ocean

She was always walking,
 Singing to her footsteps
 Dirt ditch paths and pine cones
 Digging up glass bottles
 Rusty springs from feather beds
 Old hubcaps on a picket fence
 She planted beds of flowers
 And stayed outside for hours
 In spirit, she's drifted to the ocean
 All those years of waiting for the water
 She's watching long shadows call in the tide
 But this sunset by the sea is in her mind
 The sunset by the sea is in her mind
 And she was always hoping
 To someday leave the mountain
 Domestic chores and children
 The darkness of the winter
 (And) painting all these mermaids
 Wandering to the seashore
 She wanted him to follow
 But his heart is with the hillside
 In spirit, she's drifted to the ocean
 All those years of waiting for the water
 She's watching long shadows call in the tide
 But the sunset by the sea is in her mind
 The sunset by the sea is in her mind.
 These days, you'll find her walking
 Singing to the deep sea
 But she will always love him
 Lost up in the mountain
 The sun set on the ocean
 Gathering shells and beach glass
 And dancing with the rolling waves
 It gives her piece of mind
 But she will always love him
 Lost up in the mountain
 (But) she will always love him
 Lost up in the mountain