Week 10 - Sand in a Shoe
Summer vacation is getting into full swing around here and we’re being lazy and wishing we could just go live at the beach. We can’t of course, but the memories of when we’ve been there are oh so sweet. My husband’s family has always taken their summer vacation at a private camping spot on a very pretty river. They’ve been camping in that same spot for 50 years. It’s a magical place and throughout the year we find our minds drifting to that spot, counting the days until we can go back again.
One day, several years ago, my husband was looking for something in the back of the closet when he came across a pair of shoes that he always wore in the river. When he picked up one of the shoes, he noticed there was sand inside of it. That got him thinking about the river and the last time he was there and how something like that can take you back to a place. I’d better stop before I give away the whole song!
Anyway, it’s that time of year that people plan their vacations, some at the beach, some in the mountains, some on the open road. Wherever we go, it seems we always take a little something away from it. A ticket in a pocket. A ziploc bag full of seashells. Sand in a shoe…
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Sweet song… I love the way Songwriter tells stories poetically, while somehow managing to avoid the cheesy rhyme traps most fall prey to. Very talented writer, your husband.
I like it!! The chorus is my favorite part!
What a sweet love song… even for someone like me (who has only been to the ocean a couple of times, ever!) I totally “get” the emotion of the song.
Just coming back to say… this song is SO good.
“…keeping my sweet thoughts of you like sand in a shoe…”
I think I like this song a little more every time I listen… it’s just so sweet!!
Once again, GREAT job!
Your songs really are awesome- the music AND lyrics!
Very sweet and pretty!
Still listening…
This song is captivating.
I love this song.
I was just playing it as my oldest son (4) woke up to use the bathroom… as he walked back to his bedroom he said “I want you to turn up that beautiful music so I can listen to it while I go to sleep.”
I guess since I’ve already left 4 comments on this song I may as well leave another.
I love this song. Please please put it on a CD for me someday! 