We spotted the ocean at the head of the trail
where are we going, that's so far away?
Now somebody told me this is the place
Where everything's better and everything's safe
(chorus)
Walk on the ocean Step on the stones
Flesh becomes water Wood becomes bone
(verse2)
Half an hour later we packed up our things
Said we'd send letters, and all of those little things
And they knew we were lying, but they smiled just the same
It seemed they'd already forgotten we came
(chorus)
Back at the homestead, where the air makes you choke
And people don't know you and trust is a joke
Don't even have pictures, just memories to hold
They grow sweeter each season as we slowly grow old