Castles Made Of Sand
Composer(s): Jimi Hendrix
First release by: The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1967
Covered by multiple other artists



Down the street you can hear her scream 'you're a disgrace'
as she slams the door in his drunken face
And now he stands outside 
and all the neighbours start to gossip and drool

He cries 'oh girl, you must be mad 
what happened to the sweet love you and me had?'
Against the door he leans and starts a scene 
and his tears fall and burn the garden green

And so castles made of sand fall in the sea, eventually

A little Indian brave who before he was ten 
played war games in the woods with his Indian friends
And he built a dream that when he grew up 
he would be a fearless warrior Indian Chief
Many moons passed and more the dream grew strong
until tomorrow he would sing his first war song and fight his first battle
But something went wrong, surprise attack killed him in his sleep that night

And so castles made of sand, melt into the sea, eventually

There was a young girl, whose heart was a frown
'cause she was crippled for life, and she couldn't speak a sound

And she wished and prayed she could stop living, so she decided to die
She drew her wheel chair to the edge of the shore
and to her legs she smiled 'you won't hurt me no more'
But then a sight she'd never seen made her jump and say
'Look, a golden winged ship is passing my way'
And it really didn't have to stop, it just kept on going

And so castles made of sand, slip into the sea, eventually