I wrote this song while visiting Nashville for a music seminar, the main part of the song only took
me two days to write, but took four months to find the last two verses to complete it. This is only a rough cut.
My main genre is Celtic but I play everything from country to gospel. I have been preforming for over 20 years with different bands and a few of my own. Current
Story behind the song
While taking a walk along a small river, I was looking at the toy that were washed up on the shore after a few days of rain. On the way back I noticed the footprints in the sand that I had made. That is what inspired me for this song.
Lyrics
AFTER THE RAIN
WENT FOR A WALK DOWN BY THE RIVER,
ON A DREARY AFTERNOON
LISTENING TO THE WATER ROLLING BY ME,
STARTED HUMMING A LITTLE TUNE
TWO PAIR OF SHOES CAUGHT MY ATTENTION,
WITH TOYS SCATTERED ROUND
A TINY SET OF FOOTPRINTS, HEELS DEEPLY ROOTED IN THE GROUND
(CHORUS)
CHILDREN'S TOYS AND FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND, LIKE TIME PASSING BY
CHILDREN'S TOYS AND FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND, LIKE SIFTING
MEMORIES LEFT BEHIND
NODDING DOWN AT THE SHOE PRINTS,
IMBEDDED IN THE SAND
HAD PICTURED LITTLE JOHNNY,
HOLDING ONTO DADDY'S HAND
(CHORUS)
CHILDREN'S TOYS AND FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND, LIKE TIME PASSING BY
CHILDREN'S TOYS AND FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND, LIKE SIFTING
MEMORIES LEFT BEHIND
SO I WALKED WITH THEM AWHILE
DOWN TO THE RIVERS EDGE
THEY DISAPPEARED INTO THE WATER
AND THIS IS WHAT I SAID
(CHORUS)
CHILDREN'S TOYS AND FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND, LIKE TIME PASSING BY
CHILDREN'S TOYS AND FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND, LIKE SIFTING
MEMORIES LEFT BEHIND
SO AFTER THE FALLING RAIN
AND THE SUN BEGINS TO SHINE
THE FOOTPRINTS WILL BE GONE
BUT THE MEMORY LEFT BEHIND
OH I THINK ABOUT THOSE TOYS
THAT WERE LYING ON THE GROUND
AND ANOTHER LITTLE BOY
SAYING DADDY LOOK WHAT I FOUND
(CHORUS)
CHILDREN'S TOYS AND FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND, LIKE TIME PASSING BY
CHILDREN'S TOYS AND FOOTPRINTS IN THE SAND, LIKE SIFTING
MEMORIES OF DAYS GONE BY (2x)
