Little Paws in the Sand

[Verse 1] Bare feet on the porch step Legs too long for this old rail Mom says I’ve been growing Like the tide that’s learning swells Your fur on my pillow Little heartbeat by my hand You’d follow every shadow Tiny paws in all this sand [Chorus] Now I’m walking these white sand beaches With a leash that just hangs down Calling out your name to the water But the only answer is the sound Of waves that keep on coming Like the years I can’t slow down Sad but I’m still standing With your love wrapped around me now [Verse 2] First day that they told me Felt the floor slide from my feet All the toys you never chewed up In a pile by your old seat I packed up my first heartbreaks You were there for every fall Guess growing up means losing Little pieces of us all [Chorus] Now I’m walking these white sand beaches With a leash that just hangs down Calling out your name to the water But the only answer is the sound Of waves that keep on coming Like the years I can’t slow down Sad but I’m still standing With your love wrapped around me now [Bridge] One day I’ll be older Than the boy you used to know But I’ll keep your worn-out collar Where my car keys and memories go If heaven has an ocean And a sun that never sets Run ahead and wait there I’m not ever gonna forget (no, never) [Chorus] I’ll be walking those white sand beaches Where the hurt feels soft and small I will hear your paws in the shallows Like you never left at all And waves will keep on coming But I won’t be falling down Sad But I’m still standing You’re the strength in me right now [Outro] Bare feet on the porch step Whisper your name to the land I grew up But I still love you Little paws in the sand