Song Description

This is about a boy who walks along the beach with his grandpa. Grandpa tells him how he used to walk along the beach hand in hand with grandma,

Lyrics

Teardrops in the Sand

Verse 1:

I walked along the beach with him, just grandpa Joe and me.
I was passing fifteen then; he was sixty-three.
He said he used to walk each day with grandma, hand in hand.
I won't forget the day I saw his teardrops hit the sand.

Chorus:

Teardrops in the sand would never wash away for good.
I know that grandma took his tears as only grandma could.
And though she had to leave him, her spirit held his hand.
She'd never leave his teardrops; Lovin' teardrops in the sand.

Verse 2:

He never felt he walked alone; she always seemed so near.
Through the wind her whispers echoed softly in his ear.
He'd hear her say "I'll wait for you; you'll always be my man.
I'll always pick your teardrops up, your teardrops in the sand".

Chorus:

Teardrops in the sand would never wash away for good.
I know that grandma took his tears as only grandma could.
And though she had to leave him, her spirit held his hand.
She'd never leave his teardrops; Loving teardrops in the sand.

Verse 3:

Today I walked the beach alone, 'cos grandpa's time was done.
Now I'm pushing' thirty-three, an' he'd seen eighty-one.
I know he walks with grandma now; they both walk hand in hand.
Every time I think of them, my teardrops hit the sand.

Tag:

And though they had to leave me, I feel them hold my hand.
They'll never leave my teardrops, loving teardrops in the sand.

No, they'll never leave my teardrops, loving' teardrops in the sand.

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Teardrops in the Sand © 2020 Michael Baldwin