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Friend, let me
take you by the hand And walk with you through this rich land. For there are things that you must see, Like footprints in the sand. See these relics from Egypt's past Slumbering in the desert, vast Pyramids of the ancient Kings Are footprints in the sand. Carnage along Dunkirk's bare beach Where now forgotten bones lie bleach. They made the greatest sacrifice And footprints in the sand. Human life has a minute span And the mightiest deeds of man, In time's swift flight, will count no more Than footprints in the sand. The hot desert wind no time heeds. The tide recedes, returns, recedes. So, my friend, what importance now Your footprints in the sand. © Steve Cotterell 1995 |
