Footprints
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On the day that school let out
My sister Anne and me
Walked the fields behind our house
To find our Christmas tree
She was six years older
And so she led the way
As we walked out to find the tree
We'd have on Christmas Day
Now, weeks of late November rain
Had brought the creek to flood
And as we walked out across the field
Our boots sank in the mud
I soon realized that I could step
Inside her prints so grand
Until it seemed like I was walking
Across the driest land
I was walking in your footprints
Counting every step
Measuring every move you made
And every word you said
And I was dancing in your shadow
Doing what you'd do
I was learning how to be like me
By being just like you
Mom could hit a baseball
And Lee could fly a kite
And Dad knew every constellation
In the sky at night
And Anne could sing 'bout any song
That Elvis ever sung
And it wasn't long before it seemed
Like I knew every one
I was walking in your footprints
Counting every step
Measuring every move you made
And every word you said
And I was dancing in your shadow
Doing what you'd do
I was learning how to be like me
By being just like you
I was watching how you walked and talked
And how you held your head
Every joke that made you laugh
And every book you read
And how you always did your best
When no one seemed to care
How you did your duty
And how you did your share
Now, as I grow older
It's so easy to forget
All the ones who follow after me
I can't imagine yet
Who'll learn what I remember
And do what I have done
And every step I travel now
I walk for more than one
I'm walking in your footprints
Counting every step
Measuring every move you made
And every word you said
And I was dancing in your shadow
Doing what you'd do
I was learning how to be like me
By being just like you