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Footprints by Sue Riley
When I was just a little girl, out walking in the snow
Following my mother, on an errand long ago
The air was cold, the snow was deep
I struggled not to fall
My mother could not carry me because her arms were full
So with her voice of love she said to me
Just walk in my footprints
Walk in my footprints
Stay right behind me and I will lead the way
I know you are frightened, but I will keep you safe
And you shall know no harm
Just walk in my footprints
Just thinking of the many things
I learned at mother’s knee
How to cook, and how to sew, and my identity
She taught me truth so wonderful, in its’ simplicity
And molded me with quiet strength to stand on my own feet
As with her voice of love she said to me
Just walk in my footprints
Walk in my footprints
Stay right behind me, and I will lead the way
I know you are frightened, but I will keep you safe
And you shall know no harm
Just walk in my footprints
Yes I’m the fruits of labor from a carefully tended garden
Her loving hands have gently sheltered me
Though while I was small, she held me close within her shadow
Yet as i grew, she knew to set me free
Now where did all the years go,
There’s silver in her hair
Though time has held her gently, her body seems quite frail
And sometimes she is lonely and needs some comforting
But the sapling she has nutured, has grown into a tree
And with a voice of love I say to her
Just walk in my footprints
Walk in my footprints
Stay right behind me and I will lead the way
I know you are frightened, but I will keep you safe
And you shall know no harm
Just walk in my footprints,
Walk in my footprints, Walk in my footprints
Walk in my footprints, Walk in my footprints
You shall know no harm
