From the time of our births 'Til we return to the earth All that arrives will depart 'Til you defeat your innate Will to destroy and not create Passing shadows is all that we are Rearranged grains of sand And displaced air The tide rolls in and We're without a prayer You won't find me and old man Staring out to sea Waiting for the sand in the glass To run out If you can ignore the siren's call Long enough to put up four walls And a roof that keeps the elements at bay You might leave the world a bit Better than it was when you found it Before you slip back into the gray When you put down your hammer When your day is done Someone was watching They'll pick it back up You won't find me an old man Staring out sea Waiting for the fires I brought to life To be doused If you wanna take a run at slipping one Past mortality Stop leaving footprints And start building houses It's not you against me Not even us against them We're on the same shore When the tall waves crash in We can build together But won't stand apart for long From the time of our births Til heaven crashes to earth All that arrives will depart Indentations erased By the water and wind Time and time And time again You won't find me an old man Staring out sea Waiting for the fires I brought to life To be doused If you wanna take a run at slipping one Past mortality Stop leaving footprints Start building houses Start building houses If you wanna take a run at slipping one Past mortality Stop leaving footprints Start building houses

I've kept a secret For much of my life, With no one the wiser, Not even my wife. When work had me feeling Wound up like a spring Or I felt like I needed A break from composing... I'd pack up my stuff And I'd get in my car. I'd smile, 'cause I knew It was not very far To the place where I'd met him. And soon we would be Back together -- Just Bigfoot and me. Some afternoons, For serenity's sake, We'd go splashing around, Skipping rocks in the lake. We'd lie in the sun, Or we'd climb on the dunes, Or sit on a log And relax and just spin tunes... We'd listen to birds And catch fish in the creek, Or romp through the woods Playing hide-and-go-seek. It's hard to convey How much fun it would be Out together -- Just Bigfoot and me. And down through the years Our relationship grew. I protected his secret. And he kept mine, too. And any time life became Too much to handle, I knew I could count on my friend . . . But... As someone said, All good things come to an end. And yesterday, I said goodbye to my friend. Bigfoot decided That he had to go. Said he had gotten Fed up with Ohio... Once he had gone With a wave of his hand, I looked at the footprints He'd left in the sand. A simple reminder Of what used to be... And then wiping back tears, I thought back through the years And remembered the fun Of the things we had done. And it made me feel glad For the time that we had Here together -- Just Bigfoot and me.

When the tide comes in, gonna wash it all away And there won't be any trace that we were ever here today We left footprints on the shore and built castles in the sand But they can't stand when the tide comes in Underneath the setting sun Take a look at what we've done With the Ocean so wide before us Soon it will all be gone When the darkness comes down and the water comes in It won't make any difference where we've been Hubris is the original sin It'll all be gone when the tide comes in When the tide comes in, gonna wash it all away And there won't be any trace that we were ever here today We left footprints on the shore and built castles in the sand But they can't stand when the tide comes in The sun will rise tomorrow God willin' we'll be here to see Building new castles and leaving new tracks Cause that's the only way we know how to be With our buckets and our shovels and our heels dug in And our blinders on and our will spread thin Though we lose and lose we still believe we'll win It'll all begin again when the tide comes in Wash it all away to the sea Though we walk heavy or we tread lightly Traces of ourselves are all we see Gonna have to let it go, let what-will-be be what-will be When the tide comes in, gonna wash it all away And there won't be any trace that we were ever here today We left footprints on the shore and built castles in the sand But they can't stand when the tide comes in It'll all be gone when the tide comes in It'll all begin again when the tide comes in

Out of the house, I was out and bound Over the frozen ice of Lake O'Dowd At that time when snow just barely covers the ground It's always hard to leave your hometown Glance back and saw my footprints near the shore I don't know why I hadn't noticed before But my boots kept walking forward 'Cause I believe in something more Okay I left it behind me Alright The window of opportunity Today The test of my stability It was time for a redirection It was time to take action Trust me, my friends, you will not be forgotten I refuse to feel heartbroken Okay I left it behind me Alright The window of opportunity Today The test of my stability Step by step by step by step Step by step by step by step Step by step by step by step Step by step

I can't feel it anymore but I remember how it felt and I see through the fog as the colors all melt but anything was possible and we were in command the waves rolled around us as we made a stand And it all seemed within reach as we walked down Orange Beach I thought these things would happen every day now everything we planned is gone like footprints in the sand and Alabama seems so far away, so far away What felt like strong commitments washed away beneath our feet what worked at the ocean failed on the street at the edge of nowhere things get simplified that can't last forever God knows we tried But it all seemed within reach as we walked down Orange Beach I thought these things would happen every day now everything we planned is gone like footprints in the sand and Alabama seems so far away, so far away

Uncle Darwin, can you see What is happening to me? Evolutionarily We're starting over It's been heating up for years The rampant greenhouse of our fears And though the Third World said they didn't start the fires They fueled them with their sweat and tears Here on the shore We say goodbye To withered hills And dust-laden sky And it's getting hard to breathe We're returning to the sea In the ocean depths we'll dwell Fins and gills will be just swell And whether we return to see the light of day Only Time will truly tell Here on Everest Island I write our wisdom in the sand That you may know of us, and the measure of our worth Before the tide reclaims the land Here on the shore We say goodbye To withered hills And dust-laden sky And it's getting hard to breathe We're returning to the sea

The first steps that I took on shore Were really a surprise The pain was like I danced on knives On blades and broken glass The sand was warm, and soft and white But all I felt was pain I couldn’t even cry aloud No sound in me remained I begged the witch for just a chance To find the prince I loved I gave my voice to be with him And dance with him above She never told the other price Of walking on the land And the pain of leaving footprints in the sand I am dancing for the prince, as light as air I am floating like a bubble with a rainbow in my hair And I try to make him see that I was the one That the maid who saved him from the storm Is me But he does not see And each step hurts me cutting me, slicing me all through the night And the prince chooses another for his bride The last steps that I take on shore Will fade with mornings breeze The pain will stop as I dissolve in to the cold brown sea Not a mermaid any more Just foam upon the wave I couldn’t kill the prince that I had saved If I had plunged my dagger in and killed him in his sleep A mermaid I’d return to be A price that was too steep I threw the dagger over board Then kissed his lips and face Then silently dove deep Without a trace And now I’m dissolving Into foam on the ocean Till I feel loving arms Draw me high in the sky! I am dancing for the prince, as light as air I am floating like a bubble with a rainbow in my hair He looked down and said he saw I was the one! The the maid who saved men from the storm Whose love could not bring them to harm Deserves a second chance He lifts me up to dance As we sing together, spirits of the air

[Verse 1] Once again out on the edge of all I've known, Every burden carried, every brilliance shone, My every question asked alone. Long ago the road was ever in its prime. Going on and on to mountains left to climb, But that was once upon a time. [Chorus] Onward to the west I sail, Guided by celestial counsel to the Harbor of the land of peace at last. [Verse 2] Light and dark of day and night is all I've known, Lands undying only fragments have been shown Of havens lost but not alone Now my open sea ahead is in its prime Burdens fall before the zenith of my climb I think that it is finally time [Chorus] Onward to the west I sail, Guided by celestial counsel to the Harbor of the land of peace at last. [Verse 3] Ever forward, though with love will come despair. .............................................Nothing left behind but gardens waning bare, Head shoreward to a land so bright and fair. .............................................And a footprint in a beach of hope and prayer. A star shining high leads us there. .............................................My unseen ally, lead us there. [Chorus] Onward to the west I sail, Guided by celestial counsel to the Harbor of the land of peace at last.

I remember drawing pictures with chalk out in the street A work of childhood dreams would blossom at my feet But then the rain would wash away everything I drew It was a way of asking me to create something new CHORUS You can always go back to the things you did before The trick is building that into something more You can keep your past with you every day But you can’t hold on to what the rain will wash away We would vacation at the beach and I brought my favorite boat I made a castle out of sand around which it would float But then a storm came in and washed it out to sea Now the ship will float forever as far as the eye can see CHORUS BRIDGE Remember when we were lovers, I thought you were my friend I tried to call you many times but I didn’t hear from you again I thought I saw your face today staring through the window pane But I wasn’t really sure, it was covered by the rain CHORUS

“Sand in My Toes”: Hello, my dear, so happy to see you Are you staring at something you see on my shoes? Oh, that, ha that’s nothing, just a bit of sand I guess I got slightly dirtier than I had planned Chorus: I don’t know why you’re always suspicious of me You can tell that I’m totally trustworthy I hope that you learn to listen to me again I’m as honest as most old-time used-car salesmen Why, sure I was in Akron, why do you ask, honey? Oh, really, there’s no beach there? Huh, isn’t that funny? That red smear on my collar? Just paint, I think. That smell? Well, I just had one teeny small drink I know that I’ve cheated before, it’s true But I would never do it again, I promise you My word is my bond, and you know that is that So honey, please put down that large baseball bat

“Footprints”: My name is Chtchth, cockroach archaeologist We have found a strange fossil, and here is the twist: I am am sending you pictures to help analyze This mystery structure of gigantic size Chorus: Is it a trench, or some kind of a pool? A burial plot, or remains of a school? A place to house weapons? A place to store food? Will we ever know which guess is really true? We’ve scoured the ground and can find no more clues Our archives have puzzling references to “shoes” The humans of legend left no explanation Of this mystery vexing the whole cockroach nation The generals think it’s a trench for waging war The doctors say it’s the remains of an ICU floor Others think the five pods are all shell-tanning booths I think it’s all a crock, to tell you the truth

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