That ocean in my brain's been rattlin' 'round my dreams
Though I've only been a time or two
I grew up where the water's flat or bubbling down a mountain
And the chinook in the winter calls my name
Saying, "come on over, to warmer waters
Why do you stay there, freezing in Alberta
Come on over, to warmer waters
That chinook is a trickster
Got me dreamin' 'bout that ocean in my brain"
When I met him I was struck in two, stricken by those eyes of blue
I thought I was looking at the sky
But it was just a trick you see, a seashell doesn't hold the sea
Like the chinook wind in his eyes
Saying, "come on over, to warmer waters
Why do you stay there, freezing in Alberta
Come on over, to warmer waters
That chinook is a trickster
Got me dreamin' 'bout that ocean in my brain"
So I packed my bags and went up North, where the trees don't bend
Underneath that ocean wind
Though I miss the long brown grass, the rolling hills of my past
Here there's no voices on the wind
Saying, "come on over, to warmer waters
Why do you stay there, freezing in Alberta
Come on over, to warmer waters
That chinook is a trickster
Got me dreamin' 'bout that ocean in my brain"
That ocean in my brain's been rattlin' 'round my dreams
But him, I've only seen a time or two