Big Hourglass letra

I remember back in college
It was sometime in the fall
I was walking by a Maple tree
Flaming red and tall

And as I passed beneath it
One leaf out of that flame
Fell right into my breast pocket
And I haven't been the same

It was like the whole world
Was a big hourglass
Top is like the future, bottom like the past
And at that narrow middle part
Where only one grain can pass
Is the ever-living moment
And I want to understand
That simple grain of sand

It was somewhere in Nebraska
We'd been driving quite awhile
When I glanced over at my daughter
She had this very special smile

It had this extra little wrinkle
Like my grandma's used to do
And for a moment it was real hard
To tell the difference 'tween the two

It was like my family
Was a big hourglass
My daughter, like the future
Grandma, like the past
And at that little moment
Where only one smile can pass
The two were joined together
And I want to understand
This simple grain of sand

Spring is coming on here
There's moisture in the breeze
The river is running higher
Buds are popping in the trees

So I picked up my guitar today
I didn't really have a plan
And this song just kind of jumped right out
Buds were popping in my hands

And it's like the whole world
Is a big hourglass
Top is like the future, bottom like the past
And at that narrow middle part
Where only one grain can pass
Is the ever-living moment
And I want to understand
That simple grain of sand
Like my daughters's smile
Like that Maple leaf
I will give to you this moment
Because it's my belief
That the middle of the hourglass
Is this place where I now stand
So I'll do my best to sing
And try to understand
This simple grain of sand

L J Booth - Letras

• Akasha Wind
• Between The Two Of Them
• Big Hourglass
• Blow The Carbon Out
• Boogy Man
• Book Report
• Box elder
• Changing Sky
• Ebba
• Fascination
• Hold On!
• Hymn For The Living
• I Don't Mind
• Little Piece Of Heaven
• Martha's Song
• Moonbeam
• Mr. Moon
• Pickin Out Wallpaper
• Restless Field
• Rise Up Singing
• Rising Star
• Some Believe
• Swimming Hole
• The Economy Needs a War
• The Ox That Pulls The Cart
• Tiny Transfusion
• Western Ridge
• Where The Music Takes Me
• Yarns