On making the biggest difference to the littlest among us.
lyrics
A thousand starfish on the beach
A thousand souls to save
She took the nearest in her reach
And tossed it to the waves
A thousand starfish on the beach
A thousand in the sun
Soon the first was joined at sea
By just another one
A thousand starfish on the beach
A thousand lives to lose
Every minute, cast away
The next one she would choose
Until she heard the footsteps fall
Of one old stranger, plain and tall
Who cried 'you cannot save them all
What difference can you make?'
She said, as one more star she hurled
'Why, all the difference in the world
To this one' and a smile curled
With that last word that she spake
A thousand starfish on the beach
All still in salty clime
She brought them to a safer place
One starfish at a time
And so it is with us
In each encounter as they come
What may not mean a thing to most
Means everything to some
So take the time to reach out
But a single helping hand
Who knows who you may one day save
From dying in the sand?
credits
from Irreloquent,
released September 22, 2022
Lyrics by Stephen Wort
Vocals, composition and all instruments byPearl Manhattan: www.pearlmanhattanmusic.com
Mastered by Thomas Meidell
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