(New video added Mar 26. 2023)
Be sure to check out the big finish to this song. Somewhat like you might hear from a Bon Jovi power ballad.
From Dave:
“You left a footprint” is a phrase I use with my kids when they do something nice for people, me included. It comes from a story I heard in Sunday school when I was a kid about how, when we are nice to people, we leave a footprint in the sand of their memory; hence, the title. The song is about how even when days are shitty, my kids remind me to have fun and not take it all so seriously… Leaving Footprints.
(Verse 1)
When October leaves are turning
Changing faces as the young become the old
You go jumping in leaf piles and I sigh,
As you leave your footprints ‘cross the floor
You leave your footprints ‘cross the floor
(Verse 2)
When January snow has hardened
And winter’s bitter wind is cutting to the bone
Out you are creating angels and I watch
As you leave your footprints in the snow
You leave your footprints in the snow
(Chorus)
You remind me to see.
All of the joys in front of me
Through your eyes, I learn to fly,
Not sit and watch as life passes by
In the dark, you are the light.
When I am blind, you give me sight
(Verse 3)
And when April rain is falling
Leaving streaks across the window of my mind
You’re out dancing in the puddles by the door
You leave your footprints by the door
(Repeat Chorus)
(Verse 4)
And by July, the sun will sparkle
In it’s reflection off the water as it rolls
You’ll be building dreams of castles in the sand
And leaving footprints on the shore
Leaving footprints on the shore
(Repeat Chorus)
You leave your footprints on my soul
You leave your footprints on my soul
(c) Dave Semple Nov 25, 2011
Audio only Visit Dave Semple at Reverb Nation
You might also like: Seven Ages, The Lighthouse
Images used that require attribution:
Winter Scene with horse
Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported (CC BY-SA 3.0)
Snow Angels
Attribution-ShareAlike 2.0 Generic (CC BY-SA 2.0)
Aurora (Northern Lights)
Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)