the wind and the sand
Echoes of Love Lost: Wind, Sand, and Memories by Benjamin James Childs
Lyrics
I came across, the other day
I encountered something recently
A town with no name
A place without a designated name
And I walked those streets
I strolled through those streets
All alone
In solitude
I followed the paved walkways
I followed the constructed pathways
The cracked cement from numbered days
The worn-out pavement from bygone times
And I wonder if you'd walked those streets
I pondered if you had walked those streets alone
All alone
In isolation
I made my way to the town's edge
I progressed to the outskirts of the town
And walked down to the river-bend
And descended to the curve of the river
And found the tree
Discovering the tree
Where we carved our names
Where our names were carved
And in those names, I saw our life
In those names, I witnessed our life
I heard you laugh, thought I saw you cry
I perceived your laughter, thought I detected your tears
Ain't it crazy, we forget the things
Isn't it strange how we forget the things we etch in memory
That we engrave
That become engraved
I find myself at the shore again
I locate myself at the shoreline once more
Where we found ourselves every now and then
Where we often found ourselves
Where we drank all night
Where we consumed the night and slumbered through the day
And slept all day
Now, it's just me here
Now it's only me here
With memories twirling on the pier
With my memories dancing on the pier
And a bottle of alcohol
And a bottle of booze
To drown my contemplations
To drink my thoughts away
I awaken to the sunrise
I wake up to the sunrise
And what do I witness in my gaze
And what do I see in my eyes
I perceive you there
I see you there
Strolling along the shore
Walking down the shore
I rush to you, longing to embrace you again
I run to you, just to hold you again
Yet you vanish
But you disappear
With the wind and the sand
With the wind and the sand
I doubt I'll have the chance to love you once more
I don't think I'll get to love you anymore
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