Sails to the Wind

Searching wisdom in his words
And comfort in his eyes
I was hoping I would learn
Where my future lies
I was gonna quit my job
Move to Tennessee
Bring my music to the world
Was all I’d ever dreamed
He had been the kind of man
Who never pulled his punches
Always thought out every move
He never played his hunches
Held a job for fifty years
To support a family
Boy it set me back to hear
What granddad said to me he said
Chorus:
We are but one raindrop in the ocean
We are but one grain of sand
On a shore that never ends
It’s a big world we live in
And she’ll just keep on spinnin’
So open up your sails to the wind
And take a chance on dreamin’ now and then
He was in his tenth grade class
Thinkin’ bout the dance
Wonderin’ if he asked her out
Would he stand a chance
She was all he’d ever dreamed
But he kept on second guessin’
So one day he came to me
To try and learn a lesson
I was not the kind of man
To waste my time in school
Chasin’ girls around the dance
I left that for the fools
I wish you could have seen his face
I said son you should know better
Tossed the keys down in his lap
Said go out there and get her
Chorus:
We are but one raindrop in the ocean
We are but one grain of sand
On a shore that never ends
It’s a big world we live in
And she’ll just keep on spinnin’
So open up your sails to the wind
And take a chance on dreamin’ now and then