Track 5 of the album Calle Sol · 2011
Sidewalk Chalk Hello
by Max Solano
“A little soul creeping in as I knelt on the pavement with a chalk stub. Hello is the easiest song to write and the hardest to mean.”
soul-pop · soul-pop · acoustic pop · 3:09
Lyrics
Found a stub of chalk by the garden gate Knelt on the pavement, it was never too late Drew a yellow sun and a crooked little star Wrote a hello for whoever walks far Rainbow on the stones, hear the footsteps come Every colour sings like a happy drum Sidewalk chalk hello, hello, hello Draw it big and let the whole street know Sidewalk chalk hello, hello, hello Little bits of colour make the morning glow Wave to the neighbours, wave to the sky Sidewalk chalk hello, wave goodbye to shy Little girl adds a purple butterfly Mailman hops the squares and he gives a wink and a sigh Old man draws a boat on a pavement sea Everyone's an artist when the day is free Rainbow on the stones, hear the footsteps come Every colour sings like a happy drum Sidewalk chalk hello, hello, hello Draw it big and let the whole street know Sidewalk chalk hello, hello, hello Little bits of colour make the morning glow Wave to the neighbours, wave to the sky Sidewalk chalk hello, wave goodbye to shy If the rain comes down, we'll draw again Colours wash away and then begin Pick up a piece and leave a smile Kindness lasts a little while Sidewalk chalk hello, hello, hello Draw it big and let the whole street know Sidewalk chalk hello, hello, hello Little bits of colour make the morning glow Wave to the neighbours, wave to the sky Sidewalk chalk hello, wave goodbye to shy Hello, hello, draw it big Sidewalk chalk hello