WALK LIGHTLY
Walk lightly, walk lightly on the land.
The freeway is built on shifting sand
Falling faster through the cracks
The more we take without giving back
When you make your stand, walk lightly
On the land the people drift, they live and die and just get by
And ride a rollercoaster of emotion
They leap and dive in fantasy, play games with so-called history
And dump what can’t be faced out in the ocean
But after a while, a knock comes on the door, every last one
And sooner or later the evidence amounts to what we’re here for
(Repeat Chorus)
Oh the sands erase construction, and waves roll over fashion,
And winds whip up the moment of arrival,
And flames reach for the sky, synchronized with light on high,
Beckoning the keys to our survival
And if you are there when the knock comes on the door you can witness the one
And sooner or later the truth amounts to a candle burning at the core,
Walk lightly
When you make your stand it is a gift, a sacred trust, a lasting lift,
A promise once embedded deep in childhood
If we renounce amazing grace the sands will put us in our place
Unless we listen to the lessons of the wildwood
And after a while when the knock comes on the door, you’ll be the one
And sooner or later there’s confidence in a way to walk forevermore
(Repeat Chorus)
Walk lightly on the land
Walk lightly, lightly on the land
Walk lightly, lightly on the land
Walk lightly, lightly on the land
Walk lightly
credits
from Patchwork Of Light,
released April 10, 2018
Steve Zarate - vocals, guitar, harmonica
Terry Douds – bass
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