Classic Poem

VERSE

" Out of sight, out of mind, "
That's what I told myself,
So I left you behind,
And I controlled myself;
Yet some mysterious thing
Makes every memory cling,
It makes me want to take wing
Again tonight,
And know the delight
Of holding you tight —

REFRAIN

Sand in my shoes,
Sand from Havana,
Calling me to that ever so heavenly shore,
Calling me back to you once more.
Dreams in the night,
Dreams of Havana,
Dreams of a love I haven't the strength to refuse;
Darling, the sand is in my shoes.
Deep in my veins
The sensuous strains of the soft guitars;
Deep in my soul
The thundering roll of a tropic sea
Under the stars.
That was Havana,
You are the moonlit mem'ry I can't seem to lose,
That's why my life's an aimless cruise:
All that is real is the feel
Of that sand in my shoes!