Track Insight / Lyrics
Dust motes dance in the prairie sun
Old pole creaks 'til the day is done
A rhythm starts, a steady beat
Hammering wood, a wooden street
He climbs the mast, a feathered friend
Ignoring storms that never end
This hollow wood, his chosen place
A tapping heart in time and space
Tap, tap, tap, a woodpecker's plea
For sturdy ground and a sheltering tree
Tap, tap, tap, a rhythm so bold
A story whispered, ages old
The flagpole sways in the wind's embrace
A lonely sentinel in this empty place
He finds the rot, the weakened core
And works to mend what was before
Tap, tap, tap, a woodpecker's plea
For sturdy ground and a sheltering tree
Tap, tap, tap, a rhythm so bold
A story whispered, ages old
I've seen flags rise and flags fall down
Watched fortunes shift all over town
This pole remembers joy and pain
A silent witness to sun and rain
Tap, tap, tap, a woodpecker's plea
For sturdy ground and a sheltering tree
Tap, tap, tap, a rhythm so bold
A story whispered, ages old
He doesn't ask for thanks or praise
Just finds his purpose in countless ways
A simple task, a focused mind
Leaving a stronger world behind
Tap, tap, tap, a woodpecker's call!
He'll mend the cracks and strengthen all!
Tap, tap, tap, a rhythm so free!
A legacy for you and me!
The sun descends, a golden hue
The tapping slows, his work is through
A quiet peace, a gentle sigh
Underneath the endless prairie sky.
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