The sidewalk's cracked and dirty face
Is look up from underneath my feet,
It's staring at the hallow, broken boy,
Who's lost and wandering these same old streets,
And every night I wander here alone,
A night that we won't meet

I wonder when, when I'll finally understand,
Why time can wash away love like,
It was made of sand,
And it's wonderful
The pain that comes with regret,
Sometimes you have to see the beauty,
In all of this loneliness

The streetlights flicker, and they fade,
Like every good intention that I've had,
And every face that passes through my mind,
And I'll be struggling with these same old dreams,
Until the concrete turns to sand,
And I'm swept up by the waves

I wonder when, when I'll finally understand,
Why time can wash away love like,
It was made of sand,
And it's wonderful
The pain that comes with regret,
Sometimes you have to see the beauty,
In all of this loneliness

There's only so many chances that you get to do,
Something that's this important,
Now I'd rather sink than swim
Sewer grates keep spitting up their steam,
Exhaling all the broken dreams I've flushed away

And I wonder when, when I'll bow out,
Wash me away like I was made of sand,
And it's wonderful, it's wonderful


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Talking of Michelangelo Lyrics as written by Anthony S Raneri Andrew Robert Elderbaum

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    okay, i've got a correction to make too... the proper line is "wash away love like it was made of sand" not "the right"... and by the way, why can i never find tabs for this song?

    random_hero12on January 07, 2005   Link

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