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Waltzing in The Sand

from A Covid Collection by Gabriel Thaine

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He came stumbling in, crying, with a note in is hand.
It said “We’ll never be together. You know I long for foreign lands.
And I know you just love the country; I know you’re tied to the land.
But I want more, I want the ocean. I want to waltz in the sand.”

We pulled another chair up to the table, put a glass of whiskey in his hand
He said “I guess I’ll never tell her. I hope she waltzes in the sand.
But she’s right I love the country. She knows I’m tied to the land.
My great-great grandaddy tilled it, with just a plough and his hand.”

He sat a long time just silent, whiskey swirling in his hand.
We knew he needed some quiet, to sort it out if he can.
He said “I guess we were too different, and who wants everyone the same?
But I’ll miss those eyes in the morning, I’ll miss her calling my name

I can’t become another person. I can’t change who I am.
I can’t stop loving the country, can’t cut ties to the land.
But I really hope she’s happy, that she finds someone who understands.
And I hope she always hears the ocean. I hope she waltzes in the sand.”

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from A Covid Collection, released April 23, 2022

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Gabriel Thaine Lethbridge, Alberta

Singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, photographer, storyteller

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