The Hotel By The Ocean

The waves never stop Even after all these years I saw the sign before the highway Faded letters in the rain The hotel by the ocean Still looking just the same The lobby smelled of old wood Salt and cigarettes Like nobody had touched a thing Since the night we left Some places keep a memory Long after people go Some doors never really close The hotel by the ocean Room twenty-three The curtains dancing slowly Like they still remember me The hotel by the ocean Waves against the shore Funny how i came back older But you're not here anymore The elevator still trembles On its way to the top floor The paint is peeling from the walls Just a little more I found our names inside a drawer Carved into the wood Like two strangers saying forever Before they knew what forever meant Some places keep a memory Long after people go Some names never really fade The hotel by the ocean Room twenty-three The curtains dancing slowly Like they still remember me The hotel by the ocean Waves against the shore Funny how i came back older But you're not here anymore Down on the beach The footprints disappear Every single evening When the tide comes in Maybe that's mercy Maybe that's time The hotel by the ocean Room twenty-three The curtains dancing slowly Like they still remember me The hotel by the ocean Waves against the shore Funny how i came back older But you're not here anymore The hotel by the ocean Still standing by the sea Keeping all the nights You left behind with me The waves never stop Even after all these years