Young man come to me And asked me for a smoke Straight off of Bourbon Street Alley cat with a dirty coat He said it's hard out here just being me When the people ain't the way that I want them to be When I get the chance to build this world, I see Make me believe, this life's for me, and I will be free ♪ That night, the architect can't sleep He laying out his plan For the building of a new foundation Put together by a million hands Beyond the wires, just meant to fly (fly) Getting out there beyond the fences, into the sky You know I'll find a place for my design A new space for me and my peace of mind, yeah I'm gonna build a home by the ocean Underneath the sky Gonna leave the door wide open So, I can see everything Gonna build a home by the ocean Buried in the sand Gonna leave the door wide open So, I can sing ♪ Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah I'm gonna build a home by the ocean Underneath the sky Gonna leave the door wide open So, I can see everything Gonna build a home by the ocean Then buried in the sand I'm gonna leave the door wide open So, I can sing Woah! (Gonna build a home by the ocean) Woah! Woah! (I'm gonna leave the door wide open) So, I can sing Woah! (Gonna build a home by the ocean) Woah! So, I can sing Woah! (I'm gonna leave the door wide open) So, I can see everything