Snowfall on the Sand lyrics

Daddy always said he'd come back when the first snow came

Bringing treats like Santa Claus on Christmas day

Mama always said, "Son don't you get your hopes too high

Daddy, he's a dreamer reaching for the sky"

Still I waited by the window at Christmas time

And I sat on the front steps as Easter rolled by

Then we moved to Arizona around the fourth of July

But Daddy never came

I waited just the same

And they say it never snows in Arizona

But I never stopped believing that it would

And before I'd go to sleep at night

I'd look up at that desert sky

Close my eyes, the same old prayer again

I'd wake up and see the snowfall on the sand

Part of growing up for me was learning way too soon

The difference between fantasy and cold hard truth

Mama liked to say accept those things you cannot change

She was scared I 'd be like Daddy and dream my life away

But in a corner of my mind I kept a place for him

'Cause a promise lasts forever when you're just a kid

Yeah he told me in a season he'd be back again

But Daddy never came

I waited just the same

And they say it never snows in Arizona

But I never stopped believing that it would

And before I'd go to sleep at night

I'd look up at that desert sky

Close my eyes, the same old prayer again

I'd wake up and see the snowfall on the sand

Last night my father's sister called me on the phone

Said today your father passed away

I thought that you should know

You were the one that he thought of

As he left this world behind

He said, "Tell my boy I'm going to find a way to

Come and say goodbye"

And they say it never snows in Arizona

But I'm looking out my window and it is

And I swear I can't believe my eyes

To see the desert painted white

For a moment we're together once again

As I see the snowfall on the sand