To Hold the Sand

Hasn't anybody ever told you to not get too attached That the only way for you to keep love is to let it go, in fact Even though we tend to want to squeeze when When we feel it slipping through our fingers like the time we get, but don't Get back. Haven't you ever heard it be said The tighter that you try to hold the sand The tighter... the tighter The quicker that it will slip through your hands And there will go all your plans Did you not come to see that when you fixated only on grievances All that you missed This puzzle ain't about fitting every piece in. It's making your peace with Where they may land The tighter that you try to hold the sand The tighter... the tighter The quicker that it will slip through your hands And there will go all your plans The harder that you focus on each leaf The harder... the harder The more you miss the forest for trees And find yourself lost at sea The tighter that you try to hold onto something The quicker it's inclined to quit on you darling The harder that you focus on each leaf of it The more you miss the forest you really covet The tighter that you try to hold the sand The tighter... the tighter The quicker that it will slip through your hands And there will go all your plans The harder that you focus on each leaf The harder... the harder The more you miss the forest for trees And find yourself lost at sea