Sand in Toes

I grew up chasing butterflies and beaches
Bouncing on boats just past the reaches
Bleach-blonde pigtails, pink ribbon bows
Sun-kissed freckles and sand in my toes
(I’ve got sand in my toes)
(Sand in my toes)
(Sand in my toes)
Baiting my hook on that old wood pier
Shrimp in a bucket, Daddy right here
Brothers ran wild but I stayed close
Daddy’s girl with sand in my toes
(I’ve got sand in my toes)
(Sand in my toes)
(Sand in my toes)

He’d say, “Baby, when the storm rolls in
Just stand your ground and let it bend
Everything changes in a single tide
Just wait and see what it brings inside”
(I’ve got sand in my toes)
(Sand in my toes)
(Sand in my toes)

You can move the girl, you can move her around
Take her to the city, take her out of town
But the sea still sings and the shore still knows
You can’t shake the sand from my soul
No you can’t shake the sand from my toes

I’ve got sand in my toes
Sand in my toes
Sand in my toes

When thunder cracks and the sky turns gray
I see his smile as he watched the waves
Saying, “Be patient child, just wait and see
What the tide rolls in eventually”
I’ve lived in mountains, I’ve walked cold streets
Steel and skyline under my feet
But every time life runs me low
I hear his voice in the undertow
(I’ve got sand in my toes)
(Sand in my toes)
(Sand in my toes)

When storms roll in, don’t lose your ground
The tide always turns back around

You can move the girl, you can move her around
Take her to the city, take her out of town
But the sea still sings and the shore still knows
You can’t shake the sand from my soul
No you can’t shake the sand from my toes

I’ve got sand in my toes
Sand in my toes
Sand in my toes

He’s gone now but he ain’t far
I see him in every northern star
In every sunrise burning gold
In every wave that breaks and rolls
When my bare feet touch that shore
I hear his wisdom once more
(I’ve got sand in my toes)
(Sand in my toes)
(Sand in my toes)

You can move the girl, you can move her around
Take her to the city, take her out of town
But the sea still sings and the shore still knows
You can’t shake the sand from my soul
No you can’t shake the sand from my toes

I’ve got sand in my toes
Sand in my toes
Sand in my toes

Sand in my toes
Sand in my toes
Sand in my toes