Erin Ash Sullivan - We Walk the Flats

We Walk the Flats

VERSE 1
Forty-one muddy footprints stretch on up ahead
I can see him in the late-day golden light
If we’re lucky, he’ll come back with both boots still upon his feet
Someone’s going to need a bath tonight

VERSE 2
Each winter they draw down the lake and leave the mud behind
And Bare Hill Pond becomes just ground and sky
Come winter, we come down and walk for hours, but I don’t mind
Cause I know it will be over by and by

CHORUS
We walk the flats
We chase the day
We tell ourselves the shore is not so far away
Our footsteps tell the tale of where we’ve been
‘Til the water rushes in

VERSE 3
He pulls his mittens off to gather treasure in his hands
To find the perfect stick to write his name
A grounded, rusted rowboat sweeps him off to foreign lands
The tiny tyrant stakes his claim

CHORUS
We walk the flats
We chase the day
We tell ourselves the shore is not so far away
Our footsteps tell the tale of where we’ve been
‘Til the water rushes in

BRIDGE
And he stops beside a boulder where his fingers trace the waterline
And asks when will the water start to flow
And he’s off again before I can collect myself and answer him
My darling, so much sooner than you know

CHORUS
We walk the flats
We chase the day
We tell ourselves the shore is not so far away
Our footsteps tell the tale of where we’ve been
‘Til the water rushes in