In case you don't realize, it makes reference to the "Footprints in the Sand" poem, a religious decoration often displayed in the bathroom ;) While I don't see this song as a religious song, but a song about a broken relationship, I take this reference to mean that he somehow took this girl for granted, or thought that she wasn't there for him, when in reality she was.
Here is the text of the poem:
Footprints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord.
Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky.
In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand.
Sometimes there were two sets of footprints,
other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed
that during the low periods of my life,
when I was suffering from
anguish, sorrow or defeat,
I could see only one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord,
“You promised me Lord,
that if I followed you,
you would walk with me always.
But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life
there have only been one set of footprints in the sand.
Why, when I needed you most, you have not been there for me?”
The Lord replied,
“The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the sand,
is when I carried you.”
In case you don't realize, it makes reference to the "Footprints in the Sand" poem, a religious decoration often displayed in the bathroom ;) While I don't see this song as a religious song, but a song about a broken relationship, I take this reference to mean that he somehow took this girl for granted, or thought that she wasn't there for him, when in reality she was.
Here is the text of the poem:
Footprints in the Sand
One night I dreamed I was walking along the beach with the Lord. Many scenes from my life flashed across the sky. In each scene I noticed footprints in the sand. Sometimes there were two sets of footprints, other times there were one set of footprints.
This bothered me because I noticed that during the low periods of my life, when I was suffering from anguish, sorrow or defeat, I could see only one set of footprints.
So I said to the Lord, “You promised me Lord, that if I followed you, you would walk with me always. But I have noticed that during the most trying periods of my life there have only been one set of footprints in the sand. Why, when I needed you most, you have not been there for me?”
The Lord replied, “The times when you have seen only one set of footprints in the sand, is when I carried you.”
Mary Stevenson