Song Lyrics

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 love's 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 around her shoulders

She's still wishing
That I'd hold her
And I wouldn't mind
I wouldn't mind

Have you ever seen your reflection
In a tear rolling down a freckled cheek?
Have you ever had weeks feel like days
And days feel like weeks?

I drank scotch and played backgammon
'Til 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
And we're both just drops in the ocean

In the ocean
In the ocean
Drops in the ocean
That's all we are

Drops in the ocean
Drops in the ocean
Love's great big ocean

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 it's time to 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
My very own boat
Out on the ocean

Drifting on the ocean
Floating on the ocean
Sailing on the ocean
In my very own boat

Well I got up early, went to bed 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
In this ocean
Love's great big ocean

Come on in
The water's fine
And I don't mind

Forest Sun Schumacher

The duration of Drops in the Ocean is 4:56 minutes and seconds.