Figure since I'm so far gone, oceans away
I can lay my saber down today
I miss the words I love the words, you did not say
I miss the kiss you never gave away
There goes the sun, oceans away
And days die young when you're gone and you're gone
There goes the sun, oceans away
And leaves the day for someone else
Honestly I thought that we could make it all the way
Barefoot on beaches dancing against the gray
But stone by stone the castle crumbled to the ground
I stood and stared as you started to fall into the waves
There goes the sun, oceans away
And days die young when you're gone and you're gone
There goes the sun, oceans away
And leaves the day for someone else
Here's to the man of your dreams
I take it all in a box and make my way down to the shore
Throw it in and begin to leave it to the waves


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Oceans Away Lyrics as written by Isaac Slade Joseph King

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    This song is def about a breakup.. I think the last line is about getting rid of all your memories of the other person. It's like, getting rid of the shoebox of memorabilia/souvenirs that remind you of someone.

    FSU Kellyon April 25, 2007   Link

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