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Box of Nails
words and music by Donald R. Goldsmith/bbwolfe copyright 2005
All rights reserved.

There’s a hazy mist of gray
That surrounds a naked tree
A blanket of early spring snow
Cover her fallen leaves
There’s something pulling at my heart
And tugging at my sleeves
I’m going to take this box of nails
And build a brand-new dream

Chorus:

Going to take this box of nails
And build a brand-new dream
Place it on this makeshift raft
And paddle down the stream
While remnants of fond memories
Are bolted at the seams
Going to take this box of nails
And build a brand-new dream

When summer’s warmth does return
I will lay down in the grass
And look up at the starry night.
To ponder a hero’s mask
Being close to mother earth
Can help a soul to heal
I’m going to take this box of nails
And make this dream turn real

Remembering of long ago
The failures of this life
So few good times were crowded out
With so much heartbreak and strife
I see my fortunes changing now
As I’m standing in midstream
Going to take this box of nails
And step onto my dream

I’m going to take this box of nails
Going to take this box of nails
With me