Between Two Oceans

Between Two Oceans - Balancing Act

The national product

Flows across the water

In comes the tanker

And out goes the dollar

There's rice and tools and textiles

I walk around and try to smile

She's been on the ship meanwhile

Temporarily forever

The docks breathe rhythmically

The docks breathe

Rhythmically

Impore export

Impore export

Goods move back and forth

Ships sail from the north

Ships depart

Without emotion

And I'm stuck here

Between two oceans

I watch the metals shipping out

She has copper through her hair

She's breathing in pure atmosphere

I smell diesel in the air

Exports see the world

But I'm domestic product

And I'm of no great import

To this girl across the dateline

The docks breathe rhythmically

The docks breathe

Rhythmically

Impore export

Impore export

Goods move back and forth

Ships sail from the north

Ships depart

Without emotion

And I'm stuck here

Between two oceans

If you see a girl

Clutching a passport

Up on the top deck

Holding a hand rail

Tell her I'm going blind

Salt water in my eye

Since her ship curved out of sight

Over the horizon

The docks breathe rhythmically

The docks breathe

Rhythmically

Impore export

Impore export

Goods move back and forth

Ships sail from the north

Ships depart

Without emotion

And I'm stuck here

Between two oceans

Ships depart

Without emotion

And I'm stuck here

Between two oceans

Ships depart

Without emotion

And I'm stuck here

Between two oceans