I always heard about the great Atlantic
How it humbles you to stand upon its shore
So I thought I'd take some time and go and see it
Since I had no ties upon me anymore
But I don't know what I wasted my time for
You call that an ocean
To me it's just a pond that's almost dry
If you wanna see an ocean
You should see the tears her leaving made me cry
So I headed west to see that famous canyon
That the Colorado cut so deep and wide
Thought seeing something lower down than I felt
Might cheer me up and ease my troubled mind
But I just got disappointed one more time
You call that a canyon
It's just another pothole in the yard
If you wanna see a canyon
You should see the hole she left here in my heart
So now I stand here staring at the Rockies
I heard they reach right up to Heaven's door
But they're like that little hole and that blue puddle
And I see now what I should have seen before
Without her life holds no wonders anymore
You call that a mountain
It's just a little pile of rocks and dirt
If you want to see a mountain
You ought to try gettin' over her
You call that a mountain