The Days of Sand and Shovels
Bobby Vinton Lyrics

When I noticed her the first time
I saw her for the first time when I was playing outside in the rain.

She lived in the house next door
The girl I noticed lived next door to my house.

Her nose was pressed against the window pane
I saw her face pressed against the window as she looked outside while I was playing in the rain.

When I looked at her she smiled
She smiled at me when I looked at her through the window.

And showed a place where two teeth used to be
She pointed to the gap in her teeth where two of her teeth used to be.

And I heard her ask her mom if she
She asked her mother if she could come and play with me outside.

Could come outside and play with me
She asked her mom if she could play with me outside.

Soon the day's of sand and shovels
As we grew older, our childhood days of playing in the sand with our shovels ended.

Gave way to the mysteries of life
We began to experience and uncover the complexities of life.

Then I noticed she was changing and I
As time went on, I noticed that the girl was changing, and I began to see her differently.

Looked at her through different eyes
I began to view her from a new perspective.

We became as one and knew a love
We fell in love and developed a deep bond.

Without beginning or an end
Our love was infinite and timeless.

And everyday I lived with her
Every day I spent with her was a new beginning.

Was like a new day dawning once again
Every day felt like a fresh start and gave me new hope.

After many years our live grew
As time passed, our love matured and evolved.

Silent and at night I heard her cry
In our later years, I could hear her cry softly at night when she thought I was asleep.

And when she left me in the fall I knew
When she passed away in the autumn, I understood that it was our final goodbye.

That it would be our last goodbye
Our parting in the fall was our final farewell.

I was man enough to give her
As a man, I was able to provide everything she needed for a time.

Everything she needed for a while
I was able to fulfill her needs for a time.

And searching for a perfect love
In my quest for a perfect love, I discovered that I could not give her a child.

I found that I could not give her a child
I realized that I was unable to help her conceive a child.

Now she lives a quiet life
Nowadays, she lives a peaceful life.

And is the mother of a little girl
She has a daughter of her own now.

Every time I pass her house
Whenever I walk by her house

My thoughts go back into another world
My mind wanders to another time and place when I see her home.

Because I see her little girl
My attention is drawn to her daughter, whom I see standing in the window.

She thinks I'm a lonely man
The young girl probably assumes that I am a lonely man passing by.

Who wants to come inside out of the rain
She may imagine that I wish to come inside and take shelter from the rain.