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Artist: L J Booth
Canonical path: /l-booth/big-hourglass
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Big Hourglass
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Big Hourglass
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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
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