Paul Mc Cartney - Footprints

From the album Press To Play

"It's beautiful outside, an old hand gathers wood,
Can he see me sitting here? His mind is somewhere else.

His friends have flown away, he's left out in the cold.
He won't sit by my fire, he says he likes it in the snow.
Where footprints never go, he likes it in the snow.

It's getting dark outside, the old hand's going home,
Has he someone waiting there? Or is he living on his own?
Where footprints never go, he likes it in the snow...

White blanket, hiding the traces of tears she didn't see,
Oh white blanket covers the memory
Of all that used to be. All that used to be.
But his heart keeps aching in the same old way,
He can't help feeling that she might come back someday.

It's beautiful outside, a magpie looks for food.
The old hand throws a crumb,
Do you think he's found a friend?
Where footprints never go, he likes it in the snow...

White blanket, hiding the traces of paths he didn't take.
Oh white blanket covers the memory
Of moves he didn't make.

Oh white blanket, hiding the traces of tears she didn't see.
Snow white blanket simply covers the memory
Of all that used to be.
But his heart keeps aching in the same old way,
He can't help feeling that she might come back someday".

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[kringles4]

Thank you for posting this beautiful and under-rated gem.

Ram on,

Joe.

[stamlove0708]

one of my favourites from Press To Play. Press To Play is probably the most underrated album he's ever released

[21shergar]

One of Mc's best.

[mrSaurer20]

footprints mezmorizing song! Great album top of his vocal career

[gazzymodo]

"Footprints" was co-written with Eric Stewart, and what an amazing song it is... One can feel the cold and touch the snow, pauls voice cracks with emotion as he tells the story of the old man's lost love from long ago...

[Homedaytime]

That is a very nice one,,)

[simonious1967]

I'm surprised this song was never a really big hit for Paul, it's every bit as good as some of the best of his early stuff

[dhloup1]

One of his best!!

[lumbago12]

....and the imagery is perfect; in the league of Dickens, Steinbeck, him from Stratford etc.

[lumbago12]

Second that. It was released at the time myself and the present Mrs Lumbago got together and has such beautiful memories.

[nimue76]

Beautiful song. Love it.