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[MOSES] The second son– My father's wrong It's got to be the easiest role on Earth Just play around Just play along Enjoy the bounty of my birth So what's today's amusement For this second son? Which one shall I choose from so many kinds of fun? Which one? I could ride one of the horses Go and shoot some arrows Take a sail on the royal barge But standing in the shadows Of these statues of the Pharaohs I see the contrast couldn't be more stark Their deeds forever known In story, song, and stone While I won't leave the faintest mark Like the humblest of slaves I won't leave the faintest mark Footprints on the sand Ripples on the river Wispy drifting clouds That blow across the desert sky One day, we are here And the next, we vanish Vanish in the blink Of an ibis' eye We vanish in the blink Of an ibis' eye It's not that I want glory Or the world to know my name But maybe just to leave things A little changed from when I came But it's not my lot Use what you've got And all I am is Footprints on the sand Ripples on the river Echoes of a sound From a distant fading chime One day, we are here Next I know, we vanish But I'm a fool And so, I like to fool myself That I'm Not just footprints on the sand But someone who'll leave footprints On the sands of time