Time Is An Ocean lyrics
Song information
Artist: Paul Simon Album: Songs From Capeman
Lyrics
Sal I speak to you in jesus's name As jesus speaks through me The evil we do can't be blamed upon our destiny I have walked through the valley of death-row to the shore I have stumbled through silvery water to my savior, my salvador!
Salvador It took me four years to learn I was in prison not in church And two more to begin the book of my soul's search
Sal & salvador Time is an ocean of endless tears
Sal A wild boy from the streets of el barrio An orphan from the hills of mayagüez
Salvador And when I wrote my story The words flew from the page And my soul in solitary Escaped its iron cage
Sal & salvador Time is an ocean of endless tears
Sal Mama, I got your letter today The next time that you write I'll be transferred far away I'm leaving greenhaven's towers of stone Where the latin population will soon be minus one
Salvador Time is an ocean of endless tears
Sal I know how hard it's been for you these many years You say the aguinaldo makes you dream of home Where once we strolled the beach at el malecon Go back don't you worry, I am your grown-up son
Salvador The politics of prison are a mirror of the street The poor endure oppression The police control the state
Correctional facility That's what they call this place But look around and you will see The politics of race
Sal A forest and a prison Where the snow and guards are white
Salvador If you want to keep your sanity You'll teach yourself to write
You were a child of sixteen With a twelve-year-old mind You came here numb and battered By the streets I left behind
Sal I'll take the evil in me And turn it into good Though all your institutions Never thought I could So now I'll turn to say goodbye
Salvador I'll keep your image in my eye
Sal & salvador I turn around to say goodbye
Salvador I'll keep your image with me till the day I die
Sal & salvador Time is an ocean of endless tears
Lead vocal-marc anthony Lead vocal-ruben blades Acoustic guitar-paul simon Piano-oscar hernandez Guitar-steve cropper Guitar-vincent nguini Bass-ruben rodriguez Conga, guira-milton cardona Drums-robby ameen Soprano saxophone-bobby franceschini Flute-oriente lopez Bass clarinet-pablo calogero Trumpet-david rodriguez Flugel-barry danielian Trombone-ozzie melendez Violin-krista feeney Violin-paul peabody Viola-juliet hafner Cello-laura bontrager
Horn arrangement-oriente lopez Orchestration-stanley silverman
[from http://lyrics.doheth.co.uk]
"Songs From Capeman" album track list
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