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The Big Sea lyrics

Nothing Wrong With Me

 

I wake up every morning, get dressed and start the day

Climb in the car and go to work and do my job in the usual way

I come home every evening, take a walk and look around

Play with the kids like I always did—curl up with you when I lay down

 

I won’t pretend that everything is exactly the way I thought it would be

I’m the same person you always knew, and there’s nothing wrong with me

 

You can ask me why but I can’t say

It really doesn’t matter anyway

Tomorrow’s gonna be another typical day

 

I spend more time with doctors than I ever thought I would

Sometimes the news is hard to hear but other times the news is good

So thank you for your prayers when the chilly breezes blow

Don’t be afraid—I’m wonderfully made—there’s more to me than I think you know

 

I won’t pretend that everything is exactly the way I thought it would be

I’m the same person you always knew, and there’s nothing wrong with me

 

You can ask me why but I can’t say

It really doesn’t matter anyway

Tomorrow’s gonna be another typical day

 

I still laugh when things are funny, tear up when things are sad

Call you up and ask about what kind of day you had

Because I’m still your sister, your brother or your son

Your mother or your daughter—a friend from back when you were young

 

I won’t pretend that everything is exactly the way I thought it would be

I’m the same person you always knew, and there’s nothing wrong with me

There’s nothing wrong with me

There’s nothing wrong with me

One More Day

 

I turned on the television then laid back and closed my eyes

Fear and guilt and indecision just leave me paralyzed

Everybody told me things would be just fine

And even though they sympathize they went back to their simple lives

 

And it’s one more day of passing time

While it slips away right before my eyes

I know that it’s late, but could you stay

For one more day?

 

I’ve heard all the same excuses, I’ve heard what they have to say

We rely on superstition to drive the fear of death away

Everybody told me things would be just fine

And went back to their simple lives untroubled by their little lies

 

And it’s one more day of passing time

While it slips away right before my eyes

I know that it’s late, but could you stay

For one more day?

 

Why don’t we know the answers?  (oh why?)

My head hurts, my bones ache, my eyes sting, my voice cracks

And I don’t know why

 

They told me to look for meaning but I don’t know what that means

All we need is time together—a peaceful night and pleasant dreams

Everybody told me things would be just fine

Even though they sympathize they went back to their simple lives

 

And it’s one more day of passing time

While it slips away right before my eyes

I know that it’s late, but could you stay

For one more day?

Just one more day?

Hum This Tune

 

Some things make me wonder, so I try to understand

what you have in store for me—your secrets and demands

The telephone’s so heavy it’s slipping from my hand

And a thousand hearts will lift you up

 

Every time I hum this tune, it’s my prayer—a prayer for you

To rest in comfort, sleep in peace

Be strong, be well

 

South Pacific islands shimmer in the morning sun

Here the night is cool and still, the colors softly run

All across the world I hear a prayer from everyone

And a thousand hearts will lift you up

 

Every time I hum this tune, it’s my prayer—a prayer for you

To rest in comfort, sleep in peace

Be strong, be well

 

Why can’t I fly like a laser beam between you and me, into eternity?

You won’t let go—you inspire me

Hold tight to me

 

Outside in the garden there’s a rose that’s still in bloom

The stars are coming out and piercing each of us in turn

We’re spinning ‘round the universe—it’s bigger than we know

When a thousand hearts lift you up

 

Every time I hum this tune, it’s my prayer—a prayer for you

To rest in comfort, sleep in peace

Be strong, be well

 

So rest in comfort, sleep in peace

Be strong

Be well

You Can’t See Me

 

You can’t see me

and I wonder why the days keep drifting by

You can’t see me

You don’t know what I did today

And I never sleep at night but I get up anyway

 

All these hours, all these days

All these chances that we waste

But sometimes stories end and there’s just no way to turn the pages back again

 

You can’t see me

or the children playing outside like nothing’s ever changed

You can’t see me

Now the light is slipping away

You’ll never see them grow older than today

 

All these hours, all these days

All these chances that we waste

But sometimes stories end and there’s just no way to turn the pages back again

 

You can’t see me

and I’ll never cry or feel the same again

You can’t see me

But I’ll try to do the right thing and wonder if you’re proud

I’m just imagining. . .

 

All these hours, all these days

All these chances that we waste

But sometimes stories end and there’s just no way to turn the pages back again

 

You can’t see me

Long Night

 

When time—time is all you’ve got

You wait, frozen to the spot

You’re not the lucky one

 

Tell me you need me—I want to be sure

It used to be easy—it’s not anymore

 

It’s a long, long night

I think I might watch you sleep, feel you breathe, lie awake ‘til the dawn

But the night’s so long—long night

Long, long, long—long night

 

Peace—peace seems far away

While I—I wait for the day

When I’m the lucky one

 

Tell us a story while I close my eyes

Tell us the story of two blissful lives

 

It’s a long, long night

I think I might watch you sleep, feel you breathe, lie awake ‘til the dawn

But the night’s so long—long night

Long, long, long—long night

 

Dream of me

Dream for both of us

 

It’s a long, long night

I think I might watch you sleep, feel you breathe, lie awake ‘til the dawn

But the night’s so long—long night

Long, long, long—long night

The Big Sea

 

We’re floating again on the big, big sea

There might be monsters beneath the waves but they won’t terrify me

We’re drifting again on the big, big sea

We traveled another mile today but that won’t satisfy me

 

Shield your eye from the powerful sky—shades of grey and blue

And find your way when every day the voices call to you

Whispering. . .

 

Finally feeling like the wind’s at our backs and we’re healing

Like days of old

We were young, we were strong, we were bold

Come with me

You’ll be safe on the shore of the big, big sea

 

We’re swimming again in the big, big sea

The surface is calm between the waves but that won’t pacify me

We’re sailing again on the big, big sea

A devious tide tried to turn us aside but that won’t intimidate me

 

Raise your eye to the delicate sky—shades of white and gold

Inside of you are the brave and true stories you’ve been told

Whispering. . .

 

Finally feeling like the wind’s at our backs and we’re healing

Like days of old

We were young, we were strong, we were bold

Come with me

You’ll be safe on the shore of the big, big sea

 

We’re rising again from the big, big sea

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