Snowfall On the Sand

[ti:Snowfall On the Sand] [ar:The Hit Crew] [al:The Best Country of the 2000's, Vol. 2] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.37]Snowfall On the Sand - The Hit Crew (热歌组合) [00:03.65] [00:06.81]Daddy always said he'd come back [00:09.34] [00:09.97]When the first snow came [00:12.43] [00:14.73]Bringing treats like santa claus on christmas day [00:19.19] [00:20.62]Mamma always said son don't you get your hopes too high [00:26.18] [00:28.40]Daddy he's a dreamer reaching for the sky [00:32.94] [00:34.55]Still I waited by the window at christmas time [00:40.07] [00:41.54]And I sat on the front steps as easter rolled by [00:47.03] [00:48.46]Then we moved to arizona round the 4th of july [00:53.69] [00:54.88]But daddy never came [00:56.31] [00:58.30]I waited just the same [00:59.82] [01:02.55]And they say it never snows in arizona [01:06.57] [01:09.16]But I never stopped believing that it would [01:13.48] [01:16.44]And before I'd go to sleep at night [01:19.20] [01:20.07]I'd look up at the desert sky [01:22.91] [01:25.10]Close my eyes the same old prayer again [01:28.83] [01:32.03]I'd wake up and see the snowfall on the sand [01:36.10] [01:42.21]Part of growing up for me was learning way too soon [01:47.98] [01:50.04]The difference between fantasy and cold hard truth [01:54.54] [01:56.22]Mamma liked to say [01:57.67] [01:58.43]Accept those things you cannot change [02:01.95] [02:03.37]She was scared I'd be like [02:05.43]Dad and dream my life away [02:08.34] [02:10.02]But in a corner of my mind [02:12.42] [02:13.04]I kept a place for him [02:15.42] [02:17.18]Cause a promise lasts forever when you're just a kid [02:22.85] [02:23.92]Yeah he told me in a season he'd be back again [02:29.14] [02:30.67]But daddy never came I waited just the same [02:35.71] [02:38.11]And they say it never snows in arizona [02:41.92] [02:44.88]But I never stopped believing that it would [02:48.96] [02:51.76]And before I'd go to sleep at night [02:55.16] [02:55.71]I'd look up at the desert sky [02:58.69] [03:00.81]Close my eyes the same old prayer again [03:04.80] [03:07.61]I'd wake up and see the snowfall on the sand [03:12.01] [03:14.75]Last night my father's sister called me on the phone [03:20.37] [03:21.63]Said today your father passed away [03:24.75] [03:25.67]I thought that you should know [03:27.27] [03:28.52]You were the one [03:29.64]That he thought of as he left this world behind [03:33.98] [03:35.44]He said tell my boy [03:37.22]I'm going to find a way to come and say goodbye [03:41.05] [03:46.07]And they say it never snows in arizona [03:49.15] [03:52.59]But I'm looking out my window and it is [03:56.95] [04:00.12]And I swear I can't believe my eyes to see [04:04.56]The desert painted white [04:06.11] [04:08.50]For a moment we're together once again [04:12.66] [04:16.48]As I see the snowfall on the sand