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Judges Comments |
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Not only does is the song well written, with a good
structure, easy rhyme, and a rhythm that begs to be sung, the images are
evocative for any parent. Rather than a story song per se, it is
actually a snapshot in time. Nice use of a pre-chorus as well as a tag
line that ties it up neatly. |
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Weeds in the Sandbox (Rust on the Swing)
Gazing through the kitchen window She stepped back to yesterday Joined her children in the backyard where she used to watch them play. The magic of sweet memories Swept away the mist of time Like scenes from old home movies, Pictures flashed across her mind.
PRE CHORUS: For a few precious moments She heard them laugh and sing, Building castles in the sandbox And flying high on the swing. CHORUS: But now there's weeds in the sandbox, rust on the swing. Bittersweet reminders how time changes things. Tiny castles washed away with the years of rain Leaving weeds in the sandbox...and rust on the swing.
She heard "ring around the rosey"
Nursery rhymes out of the past. How those years flew by so fast. Back at her kitchen window She was feeling joy and pain And wishing with an aching heart She could live those years again.
PRE CHORUS: For a few precious moments She heard them laugh and sing, Building castles in the sandbox And flying high on the swing. CHORUS: But now there's weeds in the sandbox, rust on the swing. Bittersweet reminders how time changes things. Tiny castles washed away with the years of rain Leaving weeds in the sandbox...and rust on the swing.
Oh...she wishes with an aching heart She could live those years again.
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