All alone a father sits thinking of his son Far away a mother sleeps her baby yet unborn Chorus: Rain and wood and fire and stone magic all across the land Seasons come and...

He's chasing the American dream...nna give his family the finer things...Better in time...he pours all he has in a castle made with sand...But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in... "Whoever dies with the most toys wins"... what has he gained in the end...'ll take a shack on the rock...Over a castle in the sand...e poured all he had in a castle made with sand...But the wind and the rain are coming crashing in

He's chasing the American dream...nna give his family the finer things...Better in time...he pours all he has in a castle made with sand...But the wind and the rain are comin' crashing in... "Whoever dies with the most toys wins"... what has he gained in the end...'ll take a shack on the rock...Over a castle in the sand...e poured all he had in a castle made with sand...But the wind and the rain are coming crashing in

Hand in hand...Footprints in the sand...Watch the wind as it plays...The sky was so blue...The air glittering...When you see the stars...When you feel the air...When you hear the wind...When the light in my eyes fades away

Hand in hand...Footprints in the sand...Watch the wind as it plays...The sky was so blue...The air glittering...When you see the stars...When you feel the air...When you hear the wind...When the light in my eyes fades away

Hand in hand...Footprints in the sand...Watch the wind as it plays...The sky was so blue...The air glittering...When you see the stars...When you feel the air...When you hear the wind...When the light in my eyes fades away

Just the way i like it ...ver who was made of sand ...And the wind blew him away ...That look in your eyes, oh no

s today is gonna be the last one ...She's rolling round the town with a fast gu...r half way ‘round the pier ...I walked the steps to her apartment with the window by the shore ...d saw her curled on the tile through a crack in the door ... been searching for the words I don't know ... been searching for the words to make it go...l of last night and the night before that ...With my feet in the sand and the wind on my back ...d or half way round the pier ...She's lying in the back room, crying on the bathroom floor ...son, one to believe in ...I held the back of her head and laid her in the bed ...And watched the sheets raise and fall to the rhythm of her breat...Turn the lock on the handle and slipped down the stairs ...To the cover of the night with diamonds in the air ...I'll say a prayer in my breath and take a left at the water ...To the rhythm of my feet a...To the rhythm of the sea with the breeze in the autumn ...As it blows through the trees my hands into the water ...d or half way round the pier ...She's lying in the back room, crying on the bathroom floor ...son, one to believe in ...She's lying in the back room, crying on the bathroom floor ...s today is gonna be the last time

ps it's time to dim the light...And while the hours the sandman comes...Taking the easy way out...Taking the easy way out again...Maybe well meet in paradise...Where far beyond the shores of trust...t on sea can travel the land...ail for a castle of sand...The desert wind...Taking the easy way out...Taking the easy way out again...Taking the easy way out...I'm taking the easy way out again

In my home of sand ...Outside the city of gold ...Well, the wind's so burning hot ...But the truth's already bee...Carve my initials in the light ...Carve my initials in the light ...Sometimes in the depth of the dark, baby ...In my home of sand ...Outside the city of gold ...Well, the wind's so burning hot ...The shelter in your eyes ...In my home of sand ...Outside the city of gold ...Well, the wind's so burning hot ...The shelter in your eyes ...In my home of sand ...Outside the city of gold ...Well, the wind's so burning hot ...But the truth's already bee

The harbor lights were shining, The moon was at its high. The captain said, "Thank God we're home! We've drunk the barrels dry." The mizzen mast was shaken, And the lanterns all burned low, I'd never thought we'd make it But we've twenty leagues to go So blow you southern trades And guide me safely to the shore, I'll never ever gonna sail The seven seas no more I don't want to miss the sand in my hair, The roll of the tide and the salt in the air Deep inside it's true I'm a home lovin' man Comin' on home to you I don't want to miss the wind in my eyes, The shimmerin' light when the seagull flies Lo, I've traveled far I'm a home loving man, Home is where you are The crowd upon the quayside Their faces long and drawn Are suddenly awakened As we sail in on the dawn The wives, the sons, the lovers, Who never gave up hope All breathe a sigh together As they reach to catch the rope God bless you, southern trades, You got me safely back this time Oh, you'll never have the need again To save this soul of mine I don't want to miss the sand in my hair, The roll of the tide and the salt in the air Deep inside it's true I'm a home lovin' man Comin' on home to you I don't want to miss the wind in my eyes, The shimmerin' light when the seagull flies Lo, I've traveled far I'm a home loving man, Home is where you are I don't want to miss the sand in my hair, The roll of the tide and the salt in the air Deep inside it's true I'm a home lovin' man Comin' on home to you I don't want to miss the wind in my eyes, The shimmerin' light when the seagull flies Lo, I've traveled far I'm a home loving man, Home is where you are Yes, I don't want to miss the sand in my hair, The roll of the tides and the salt in the air Deep inside it

Before she sleeps in the sand?...how many times must the cannonballs fly...The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind...The answer is blowin' in the wind...ore it is washed to the sea?...The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind...The answer is blowin' in the wind...Before he can see the sky?...The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind...The answer is blowin' in the wind...Before she sleeps in the sand?...how many times must the cannonballs fly...The answer my friend is blowin' in the wind...The answer is blowin' in the wind

Stuck in my room so lonely ...And all the fun seems far away ...Who has the key to let me out? ...Time to find some sand and sky ...I wanna grab all the wind and fly ...Time to find some sand and sky ...I wanna grab all the wind and fly ...Time to find some sand and sky ...I wanna grab all the wind and fly [Repeat: x

your eyes and roll the dice ...Under the board there's a com...Which life is the runroad to paradise...Here comes the break of the day ...In white clouds of sand raised by the wind of the end of May ...Faced to the glare of the sunset ...Here comes the break of the day ...In white clouds of sand raised by the wind of the end of May ...Under the stone there's a sto...r breath, then roll the dice ...It might be the runroad to paradise...Here comes the break of the day ...In white clouds of sand raised by the wind of the end

Gypsy woman deepest in the world...For the treasure of the oneness...That like sand becomes a diamond...Before the wind...began my journey to the east...In the treasure of the oneness...That like sand becomes a diamond...Before the wind...I sit in deep reflection...s to beckon me with the Devil's key...The treasure of the oneness...Then becomes sand and lies there nake...Before the wind

Gypsy woman deepest in the world...For the treasure of the oneness...That like sand becomes a diamond...Before the wind...began my journey to the east...In the treasure of the oneness...That like sand becomes a diamond...Before the wind...I sit in deep reflection...s to beckon me with the Devil's key...The treasure of the oneness...Then becomes sand and lies there nake...Before the wind