The Ocean - Alela Diane

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